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Pope Francis expected to deliver historic apology for residential school abuses

Thousands of Indigenous people are expected to converge Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a…

Indigenous leaders hope Vatican's repudiation of oppressive colonial concepts leads to real change

The Vatican's formal repudiation of colonial-era concepts that legitimized the seizure of Indigenous lands marked a symbolic step forward on…

'I've waited 50 years for this apology,' says residential school survivor on Pope's statement

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.For Evelyn Korkmaz, a residential school survivor from Fort Albany First Nation on the west coast of…

'Time has come' for Pope to apologize over residential schools, says Phil Fontaine

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.When Phil Fontaine spoke decades ago about the sexual and physical…

Pope Francis will hold mass in Edmonton, attend pilgrimage at Lac Ste. Anne

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Following an historic apology to Indigenous peoples for the legacy of residential schools, Pope Francis…

Canadian researcher challenges Vatican's claim that its Indigenous artifacts were gifts

The Pope's apology was a start. Now the real work begins, some Catholics and Indigenous leaders say

Father Michael Kwiatkowski wiped tears from his eyes as he watched Pope Francis apologize to Indigenous residential school survivors on Monday."One…

First Nations delegates to call on Pope Francis to revoke church doctrine used to justify colonialism

Members of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will urge Pope Francis on Thursday to revoke centuries-old papal decrees used…