Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s residential school system before a crowd of hundreds of indigenous people and leaders in Maskwacis, Alberta, on the morning of July 25.
This comes on the second day of Francis’s visit to Canada, during which time he will meet with indigenous peoples and leaders in Alberta, Quebec, and Iqaluit, according to his Apostolic Journey itinerary.
The Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church told reporters on the flight from Rome to Edmonton that his visit will have a sombre tone.
‘Let us be careful on this journey … it is a penitential journey, let us undertake it in this spirit,” he said….