The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was "genocide," Pope Francis said. Asked by an Indigenous reporter why he did not use ...
On a stage designed to evoke a qammaq -- a traditional Inuit summer home built of whale ribs, sod and stone -- Pope Francis again apologized to the Indigenous communities of Canada for Catholics' complicity ...
Meeting Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada, Pope Francis entrusted them and the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation to three women: St. Anne, Mary and St. Kateri Tekakwitha. "These women can help us to ...
In the face of sin and failure, the temptation to wallow in despair and do nothing comes from the devil, Pope Francis said. While commentators, politicians and survivors discussed whether Pope Francis' apology for the Catholic ...
In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism. And in the Citadelle, the 19th-century fort, Pope Francis finally ...
Pope Francis joined Indigenous pilgrims at a lake known for miraculous healings and encouraged them to lay their burdens on the shore during his visit to Canada this week. The 85-year-old pope, who has spoken ...
Celebrating the feast day of Jesus' grandparents, Pope Francis not only urged people to honor their elders, but he asked them to think about what they will hand on to future generations. "We received so much ...
While presented as missionary work, the operation of residential schools by Catholics in Canada was actually an attempt to impose European culture on Canada's Indigenous people, Pope Francis said. "One cannot proclaim God in a way ...
The first step of Pope Francis' "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children's moccasins. The little shoes were not among the Indigenous artifacts held in the Vatican Museums, but rather reminders that ...
After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada's governor general and prime minister before heading to the local ...
