
Itinerary Released for Pope Francis’ Trip to Canada in Late July
While in Canada, Francis is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for abuses committed against indigenous students in Catholic-run residential schools.
While in Canada, Francis is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for abuses committed against indigenous students in Catholic-run residential schools.
The Holy Father’s visit to Canada is intended to help heal a wound in the Church’s relationship with the Inuit, First Nations and Métis people.
The Pope’s full schedule in Canada will be published in the coming weeks, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis gave rosaries to everyone, as well as a physical olive branch to the delegation as a whole.
COMMENTARY: The run-up to Pope Francis’ trip to Malta and Holy Week included ‘Canada week,’ ‘Poland week,’ a meeting with the head of the Syro-Malankara Church and the publication of a major instruction on Catholic education.
COMMENTARY: While the papal apology has historical, cultural, political and economic aspects, the Holy Father treated this primarily as a religious one at the service of healing and reconciliation as gifts from God.
Pope Francis says he plans on visiting Canada in the summer month of July marking the feast of St. Anne.
COMMENTARY: They are a continuation of the process of reconciliation that is underway because of the Catholic Church’s participation in Canada’s assimilationist residential-school policy for Indigenous children.
AFP reported on Feb. 16 that 10 of the 24 crew members were confirmed dead, three rescued from a life raft, and 11 unaccounted for.
The visit had been in the works since June 2021, following the discovery of what may be unmarked gravesites at the site of former residential schools.
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