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Photos: Pope apologizes to Indigenous survivors in his ‘penitential pilgrimage’ in Maskwacis – Grand Forks Gazette
Jul. 26, 2022 Although the occasion was sombre, there was a vibrancy at Maskwa Park July 25 as hundreds of Indigenous People wore traditional regalia, ribbon skirts, and many wore orange Every Child Matters shirts. Though the sky was overcast, there was colour everywhere. His Holiness Pope Francis made a historical visit to Maskwacis, Alta., […]
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Read MoreMNA: Statement on Papal Apology
Jul 25, 2022 On behalf of Métis citizens in Alberta, I appreciate the Pope’s apology for the prominent role the Catholic Church played in the horrors of the residential and day school program. While he no doubt spoke with sincerity, an apology is only the beginning. The pain and suffering caused is beyond apologies and […]
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Read MorePope in Canada honors grandparents after Indigenous apology – Toronto Star
July 26, 2022 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis is presiding over his first big Mass in Canada on Tuesday to honor grandparents, a day after he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada’s “disastrous” residential school system. Tens of thousands of people were expected […]
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Read MorePope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools – Reuters
MASKWACIS, Alberta, July 25 (Reuters) – Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada’s native people on their land for the Church’s role in schools where indigenous children were abused, calling their forced cultural assimilation a “deplorable evil” and “disastrous error.” Speaking near the site of two former schools in Maskwacis, Alberta, Francis apologized for Christian […]
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Read MoreAMC and AFN Manitoba Respond to the Announced Papal Visit
July 25, 2022 TREATY SIX TERRITORY, ALBERTA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Indian day School Survivor, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Acting Grand Chief Cornell McLean, and Residential School Survivors, including former AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine, today reflected on Pope Francis’ historic apology on Treaty Six Territory. The Pope’s […]
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Read MorePhotos: Pope Francis arrives in Canada – CNA
Jul 24, 2022 Pope Francis arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday to begin his six-day visit to Canada. During his cross-country journey, the 85-year-old pope is expected to meet with and apologize to indigenous Canadians for abuses committed at Church-run residential schools. The pope’s itinerary includes stops in Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit, the capital of […]
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Read MorePope apologizes in Canada for ‘evil’ of residential indigenous schools – National Post
Jul 25, 2022 MASKWACIS — Pope Francis on Monday made good on a promise to apologize to Canada’s native people on their home land for the Church’s role in schools where indigenous children were abused, branding forced cultural assimilation “evil” and a “disastrous error.” Speaking near the site of a former school, Francis apologized for […]
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Read MorePenitential Visit Kicks Off as Pope Lands in Edmonton for 6-day Visit With Indigenous Peoples in Canada – CFNR
Jul 25, 2022 Pope Francis was welcomed with drumming, cameras, and crowds as he landed in Edmonton yesterday for the first leg of his Canada visit. Described by the Pontiff as a Pilgrimage of Penance, the visit, titled Walking Together, is meant to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, including the […]
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Read MoreErmineskin Cree Nation releases info for Maskwacis Papal Visit July 25th
https://caedm.ca/ermineskin-cree-nation-releases-info-for-maskwacis-papal-visit-july-25th/ NT5
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Read MorePope Francis in Canada: How you can watch and listen on CBC – CBC
Events planned in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut Pope Francis lands in Canada on July 24 as part of a week-long trip to advance reconciliation and healing between the Roman Catholic Church and the Indigenous communities who suffered from years of abuse in the residential and day school systems. CBC News has extensive coverage of the events in Alberta, […]
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