Pope Francis has arrived in Canada.
It’s a visit of reconciliation, as the Catholic Church looks to help Indigenous communities heal.
The Pope greeted residential school survivors yesterday in Edmonton, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Today, he is expected to apologize to survivors outside a former residential school in Alberta.
Pope Francis has arrived. He is visiting Canada to deliver the Roman Catholic Church’s apology to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors and their descendants – for its role in operating residential schools, and for causing pain and suffering that continues to this very day. pic.twitter.com/bd07K1pXLF
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 24, 2022
Dear brothers and sisters of #Canada, I come among you to meet the indigenous peoples. I hope, with God's grace, that my penitential pilgrimage might contribute to the journey of reconciliation already undertaken. Please accompany me with #prayer.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 24, 2022