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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Rod Nickel

On last Canadian stop, Pope rallies Inuit youth to unite like a hockey team

Pope Francis looks on after landing in Iqaluit International Airport, in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Pope Francis, in his last speech on a six-day trip to Canada, delivered a message on Friday meant to inspire northern Inuit youth, including a reference to one of the country's most popular sports, hockey.

Francis has directed his message of apology this week at older indigenous generations who suffered abuse in government residential schools mostly run by Catholic orders. On his last Canadian stop, in the northern city of Iqaluit, Nunavut, he turned to the youth.

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