“I would like once more to ask forgiveness of all the victims,” the pope said in a homily at Quebec’s Notre Dame Cathedral. “The pain and the shame we feel must become an occasion for conversion: Never again!”
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Explainer: Could Pope Francis revoke the 15th-century ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonizing Indigenous peoples?
Papal bulls written in the 15th century granted Catholic kings permission to colonize non-Christian lands and enslave Indigenous Peoples. Will Pope Francis formally rescind those decrees during his Canada pilgrimage?
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At Mass in Quebec, Pope Francis says the church cannot flee failures, but must reconcile with Indigenous
“The enemy,” or the devil, “wants to paralyze us with grief and remorse, to convince us that nothing else can be done, that it is hopeless to try to find a way to start over,” the pope said.
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Remembering Father Diego Fares, our greatest interpreter of Pope Francis
Diego Fares, S.J., who died of cancer last week in Rome at age 66, was arguably the greatest interpreter of the thought and way of proceeding of Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis tells Canadian leaders to work for a multicultural country
In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism.
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How is God separating the ‘wheat and the chaff’ in you?
A Reflection for the Seventeenth Thursday in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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The most profound images and words of Pope Francis’ Canada trip (so far)
The image of Pope Francis, all alone on the side of the lake, imploring God for healing, will surely remain as an iconic image of this penitential pilgrimage.
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Pope Francis in Canada: The faith has always been passed down by mothers and grandmothers
Read the full text of Pope Francis’ homily at Lac Ste. Anne, a pilgrimage site in Alberta, Canada, long known as a place of healing among Indigenous Peoples.
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‘I’ve waited 50 years for this’: Indigenous leaders react to Pope Francis’ apology
“It was an achievement on the part of the Indigenous community to convince Pope Francis to come to a First Nation community and humble himself before survivors in the way he did,” Phil Fontaine said.
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At Mass in Canada, Pope Francis urges people to honor elderly on feast of Jesus’ grandparents
Celebrating the feast day of Jesus’ grandparents, Pope Francis not only urged people to honor their elders, but he asked them to think about what they will hand on to future generations.