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In Canada, Pope Francis tells Indigenous people he is 'deeply sorry' for abusive schools

 

Pope Francis prays at the Ermineskin Cree Nation Cemetery before meeting with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities July 25 at Maskwacis, Alberta. (CNS/Paul Haring)

In Canada, Pope Francis tells Indigenous people he is 'deeply sorry' for abusive schools

by Christopher White
Jul 25, 2022   ncr

Pope Francis on July 25 said he was "deeply sorry" for the Catholic Church's "catastrophic" involvement in the "cultural destruction" of Canada's Indigenous peoples through its participation in running the country's residential schools.

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