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Quiet ceremony on Pope’s arrival to Canada, with anticipation of apology to come – The Globe and Mail
It was, by design, a quiet and understated beginning to a tour of penance and reconciliation generations in the making. Pope Francis touched down in Alberta just after 11 a.m. on Sunday, after making the 10-hour flight from Rome to Edmonton for an historic Canadian visit. He was met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and […]
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Read MoreErmineskin Cree Nation: Transportation to Maskwacis Pope Visit for OFF RESERVE travelers – Shuttle Bus site locations.
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Letter from National Chief to Archbishop on Papal Visit
Letter from National Chief to Archbishop on Papal Visit Archbishop Richard W. Smith 8421 101 Avenue NW Edmonton AB T6A OL1 Sent via email Re: Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Canada Dear Archbishop Smith, I am writing today to confirm my participation in the impending papal visit to Canada. Despite a lack […]
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Read MoreFirst Nations chiefs hope to hear truths in apology from Pope Francis during next week’s papal visit – The Globe and Mail
A group of First Nations chiefs says next week’s papal visit offers an opportunity for healing and is an important step toward reconciliation, but that it must also include truth and justice for residential school survivors and their families. At a joint news conference in Edmonton on Thursday, one of the chiefs, Ermineskin Cree Nation’s […]
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Read MoreCity of Edmonton: Preparing for the Papal Visit
July 21, 2022 Edmontonians are asked to plan ahead and allow extra time for travel July 25 and 26 when Pope Francis will be in Edmonton as part of the Catholic Church’s healing and reconciliation journey with residential school survivors and their families. Road closures and increased traffic will cause travel delays during the visit. […]
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Read MoreIndigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park FREE on July 25 & 26 – CAEDM
21 July 2022 iyiniwak okiskêyihtamowiniwaw (Indigenous Peoples Experience) Fort Edmonton Park and the City have collaborated to offer the Indigenous Peoples Experience for free on July 25 & 26, 2022 over the Papal Visit. We invite you to visit the award-winning Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park. Gather and explore life through the diversity of First […]
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Read MoreSacred Heart Church of the First Peoples ready to welcome the Holy Father – CAEDM
Following extensive restoration work after a fire in 2020, the church and its parishioners are ready to come together and welcome Pope Francis to Edmonton. Stations of the Cross are adorned with Indigenous designs and were restored after being damaged in the fire. After an Indigenous delegation from Canada travelled to Rome to invite the […]
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Read MoreLandry: Pope Francis is coming to be an instrument of healing – CAEDM
19 July 2022 Anywhere you go that hockey is played, the number 99 is synonymous with greatness. The number 99 was the number that belonged to Wayne Gretzky, who is universally recognized as the greatest player to ever play the game. Here in Edmonton, where Gretzky won four Stanley Cups and achieved incredible milestones, hockey […]
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Read MoreRaymond J. de Souza: This is what authentic Catholic-Indigenous reconciliation looks like – National Post
Jul 20, 2022 Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton rededicated in advance of visit by Pope Francis With anticipation growing for the arrival of Pope Francis in Canada, the rededication of a church in Edmonton last Sunday was a helpful reminder of the actual state of Catholic-Indigenous relations. Next week, an avalanche […]
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Read MoreTreaty 6 First Nations organization providing guidance, information for papal visit – CBC
Jul 18, 2022 On and off-site support will be available for residential school survivors The Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations wants to ensure residential school survivors have accurate and timely information on attending events for the Pope’s visit to Alberta. The first event is on July 25 when the Pope will visit Maskwacis residential […]
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