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Pope Francis attends a welcoming ceremony with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon, governor general of Quebec, at Citadelle de Quebec, the residence of the governor general in Quebec City, July 27, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
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.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
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.
A man wipes his face with a tissue
FaithNews
Associated Press - AP
“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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis condemned Canada’s residential school system as “a deplorable evil” and asked forgiveness of the Indigenous Peoples for Christians participation in it.
FaithNews Analysis
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
“They want to hear the Holy Father say it was the Catholic Church that was ultimately responsible for what descended on the peoples of our country, the first peoples.”