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Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explains

During a weeklong trip to Canada, Pope Francis visited a former residential school for Indigenous children in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25, 2022. The Ermineskin Residential School operated between 1895 and 1975 in Cree Country, the largest First Nations group in Canada.

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2022

Canadian government says Pope Francis apology over church abuses does not go far enough

Pope asks for ‘forgiveness’ on Monday at Maskwacis, Alberta

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Pope’s long-awaited apology for Indian Residential Schools in Canada is a ‘first step’

Pope Francis fulfilled the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action No. 58 by offering an apology, in Canada, to the survivors of Indian Residential Schools, their families and communities. He said, “I am sorry,” and asked forgiveness for the participation of church members in “projects of cultural destruction…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

The Indigenous elder hoping for an apology from the pope

A survivor of Canada’s residential schools is on a mission to get the Catholic Church to apologise for its role in them.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2022