Pope Francis leaves Rome for ‘penitential voyage’ to Canada
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The Pope said that he hoped this ``penitential voyage'' would contribute to healing and reconciliation. The six-day visit also has the pontiff travelling to Quebec City, Iqaluit.
Pope Francis has left Rome to begin his visit to Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.
A plane carrying the Pope is scheduled to arrive later today in Edmonton.
The six-day visit also has the pontiff travelling to Quebec City and Iqaluit.
While in Alberta, the Pope is scheduled to visit the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School in the community of Maskwacis.
That is where he is expected to make an apology to Indigenous Peoples for abuses they have suffered.
The Pope said last week that he hoped this “penitential voyage” would contribute to healing and reconciliation.
An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools in Canada, where neglect and physical and sexual abuse were rampant. More than 60 per cent of the schools were run by the Catholic Church.
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