The ‘Deplorable’ History Behind the Pope’s Apology to Canada’s Indigenous Peoples

Pope Francis apologizes for abuse of Indigenous children in Canada residential schools

Pope Francis Monday issued an apology to the Indigenous community of Canada for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse Indigenous children suffered in religious boarding schools for almost 150 years.Beginning in the 1800s, thousands of Indigenous children were systematically taken from their homes and families and placed into residential boarding schools. These schools, some of which were operated by Catholic missionaries, sought to forcibly as…

Pope Francis to Hold Mass in Canada after Apology for Indigenous Abuse

The 85-year-old pontiff will deliver a homily in Spanish at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, in what will be one of the largest open-air events of his visit to Canada

Canada: Five Minutes to Understand Pope Francis' Apology to Indigenous Peoples

For more than a century, hundreds of Catholic boarding schools have been the scene of violence suffered by indigenous peoples. The pa

Pope to hold mass in Canada after apology for Indigenous abuse

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a mass by Pope Francis in western Canada Tuesday, a day after his historic apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools.

This was the historic apology that Pope Francis asked for the indigenous people of Canada

Pope Francis met with indigenous communities in Canada to apologize for the abuses of Christian schools against hundreds of children between the 19th century and the 1970s. In his wheelchair, the supreme pontiff mobilized in front of a crowd waiting for him in traditional costumes of the native tribes. “Nothing can erase the violation of dignity, the evils suffered and the trust betrayed. Nor should the shame of us Christians ever be erased. How…

4,000+ Children Died: Pope Apologizes to Indigenous Groups in Canada over Residential School Abuse

Pope Francis is on a historic trip to Canada this week to apologize for the mistreatment suffered by thousands of Indigenous children in residential schools run by the Catholic Church. Many survivors say the apology comes over half a century too late and the church should take further actions to prevent the psychological, physical and sexual abuse from recurring in Catholic-run institutions. We go to Toronto to speak to Mi’kmaq lawyer Pamela Palm