Associated Press
Pope lands in Canada, ready to apologize to indigenous groups
Pope Francis began a historic visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries in residential schools, an important step in the Catholic Church’s efforts to reconcile with Indigenous communities and help them heal from generations of trauma. Francis kissed the hand of a residential school survivor when he was greeted at the Edmonton, Alberta airport by Indigenous representatives, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon, an Inuk who is Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General.
