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Pope seeks prayers for his 'penitential' Canadian pilgrimage

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Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers to accompany him on what he called his penitential pilgrimage to Canada. Francis will apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses inflicted by the Catholic church. More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s. The aim was to Christianize and assimilate them into mainstream society.

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Times of India

Pope calls Canada abuse trip a 'penitential pilgrimage'

Europe News: VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday a visit to Canada, where he will meet Indigenous survivors of abuse committed at residential schools run by .

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

'Penitential Pilgrimage': Pope on Canada Visit to Meet Indigenous Survivors of Abuse in Catholic Schools

Pope Francis is expected to use his visit to Edmonton, Quebec, and Iqaluit to repeat an apology he delivered to Canadian delegations who visited the Vatican in April

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Pope seeks prayers for his 'penitential' Canadian pilgrimage

Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers to accompany him on what he called his 'penitential' pilgrimage to Canada to apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses inflicted by the Catholic church.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Pope hopes Canada trip will help heal 'evil' done to indigenous people

By Philip Pullella - Pope Francis said on Sunday his trip to Canada next week will be a "pilgrimage of penance" that he hopes can help heal the wrongs done to indigenous people by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools. The July 24-30 trip will include at least five encounters with native people as Francis makes good on a promise to apologise on their home

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Pope says he hopes Canada visit will help heal 'evil' done to Indigenous people

Pope Francis said on Sunday his trip to Canada next week will be a "pilgrimage of penance" that he hopes can help heal the wrongs done to Indigenous people by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools.

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Pope seeks prayers for his 'penitential' Canadian pilgrimage

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers to accompany him on what he called his “penitential” pilgrimage to Canada to apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses inflicted by the Catholic church.

2 years ago·United States

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