Justin Trudeau Seeks Pope's Apology On Canadian Soil Over School Graves

Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's call for Pope's apology comes after remains of nearly 1,000 people were found in unmarked graves near two boarding schools run by the Catholic Church.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he has asked the pope to come to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role running residential schools for indigenous children, after the remains of nearly 1,000 people were found in unmarked graves near two of the former schools. "I have spoken personally directly with His Holiness Pope Francis to press upon him how important it is not just that he makes an apology but that he makes an apology to indigenous Canadians on Canadian soil," Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. "I know that the Catholic church leadership is looking and very actively engaged in what next steps can be taken." Cowessess First Nation said on Thursday some 751 unmarked graves had been found at the site of Marieval Residential School in Saskatchewan, just weeks after 215 unmarked graves were discovered at a former school in British Columbia.