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Pope in Canada honors grandparents after Indigenous apology

Pope Francis is celebrating his first big Mass in Canada to honor grandparents

The Independent UK

Explained: The ongoing row over Mass celebration in the Syro-Malabar Church

Why is one archdiocese in Kerala directly clashing with Vatican over how the Mass is celebrated

The Hindu

Pope: Church must take institutional blame for harm done to indigenous Canadians

Pope Francis on Tuesday said the Roman Catholic Church should accept institutional blame for the harm done to indigenous Canadians in residential schools that tried to wipe out native cultures.

Reuters

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Hope for ‘healing’ as pope joins Indigenous Lac Ste Anne pilgrims

What is the significance of the sacred Canadian lake the pope will visit on his trip to meet Indigenous communities?

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis ‘begs forgiveness’ over abuse of Indigenous children at church schools in Canada

Pope Francis has issued a historic apology and begged forgiveness for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of indigenous children in residential schools across Canada.

Evening Standard

Pope Francis apologises to Canada's Indigenous people for church's role in forcing them to assimilate into Christian society

Pope Francis issues an in-person apology for the Catholic Church's cooperation with a "catastrophic" policy that forced Canada's Indigenous people to assimilate into Christian society.

ABC News

Tribal leaders, members react to pope's apology on schools

Pope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s abusive residential schools was a full-throated denunciation of a decadeslong policy of forced assimilation that aimed to strip Indigenous children of their culture and traumatized generations

The Independent UK

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The pope's apology in Canada was historic, but for some Indigenous people, not enough

Francis issued the apology years after a Canadian-government-funded report said children had been physically and sexually abused at the mostly Catholic-run schools in the country.

WEKU

Pope apologises for ‘evil’ of Canada’s residential schools

On Canada visit, Pope Francis asks Indigenous people for forgiveness for church members’ role in ‘catastrophic’ system.

Al Jazeera

Church apologies: Top leaders say sorry for historical sins

Pope Francis plans to apologize to Indigenous groups on Canadian soil for harms inflicted at church-run residential schools

The Independent UK

The Vatican and Western Canadian missions: A brief history

Pope Francis’s historic visit to Canada and his much-anticipated apology for the Catholic Church’s role in abuses Indigenous people suffered at residential schools raises the question of the overall relationship between the Vatican and Indigenous Peoples.

The Conversation

‘I forgive you’: Indigenous school survivor awaits pope’s apology

As Pope Francis visits Canada, a survivor of the Ermineskin residential school hopes to hear an apology – in person.

Al Jazeera

The pope arrives in Canada as Indigenous groups seek a full apology

Pope Francis began a visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses at residential schools, part of the the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities.

WEKU

Pope heads to Canada as Indigenous groups seek full apology

Pope Francis has begun a fraught visit to Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools

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Pope visits Canada to mend fences with Indigenous communities

Pope Francis has apologised to Indigenous delegates and survivors of the Catholic schools where abuse was widespread.

The Independent UK

Pope's Indigenous tour signals a rethink of mission legacy

Pope Francis’ trip to Canada to apologize for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy in the Americas

The Conversation

Why the Pope's visit is important to all Canadians

For whom did Pope Francis really organize his July 24-29 trip to Canada?

Reuters

Pope warns progressive German Catholic movement not to threaten Church unity

Pope Francis said Germany's progressive "Synodal Path", a movement, which aims to give lay members a say in the running of the Catholic Church, lacks the authority to instruct bishops on doctrine or morality, and warned of the dangers of splitting the Church.

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Al Jazeera

Quebec still grapples with ‘dark chapter’ as pope visit nears

Amid push to fully uncover colonial abuses, Indigenous leaders say Canadian province must acknowledge systemic racism.

Newsroom.co.nz

Prestigious science funder not told of breaches

An inquiry into a university lecturer found he breached policy in an unprofessional relationship with a student. But the Royal Society Te Apārangi, which granted him funding, was not told

The Independent UK

Parent sues Australian cardinal over child sex abuse charge

The father of a deceased former choirboy has filed a lawsuit against Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church in an Australian court claiming the parent suffered psychological injury over an accusation that the once-senior Vatican official sexually abused the son

ABC News

Father of former choirboy launches civil action against Cardinal George Pell and Catholic Church

The father of a former choirboy, who prosecutors alleged had been abused by George Pell, launches legal action against the cardinal and the Catholic Church.

The Conversation

Pope’s visit to Canada: Indigenous communities await a new apology — and a commitment to justice

Only in the past few decades have survivors of the residential school system spoken out publicly about the injustices they endured in these colonial school systems.

The Independent UK

Pope: I wouldn't live in Vatican or Argentina if I retire

Pope Francis says he wouldn't live in the Vatican or return to his native Argentina if and when he ever retires

Dublin Live

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Meryl Streek releases first single ‘False Apologies’

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