Pope flies to Canada for 'penitential trip' aimed at Indigenous reconciliation
The Pope has said he hopes the "penitential" trip will contribute to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
The 85-year-old, who is to use a wheelchair throughout the tour, is also scheduled to travel to Quebec City and Iqaluit.Francis is to be greeted at the Edmonton airport by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, as well as other church, Indigenous and political dignitaries. While in Alberta, the Pope is scheduled to visit the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School in the community of Maswacis, where he is expected to make an apology for abuses Indigenous Peoples suffered at the institutions.
An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools in Canada, and more than 60 per cent of the schools were run by the Catholic Church.
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