Pope Francis

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comVALLETTA, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis had to use an elevator to board a plane taking him to Malta on Saturday, with Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni saying it was to "avoid unnecessary strain". It was the first time in the pope's 36…

ROME -- Pope Francis may have apologized for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system Friday, but this is not the first time Indigenous activists have sought an apology from the pope. Phil Fontaine, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, travelled with a small delegation…

ROME -- Three generations of the Nepinak family were present Friday when Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system. “I never thought I’d see that in my lifetime,” residential school survivor Frederick Nepinak told CTV News in Rome. “My wife and I got emotional…

Chief Roseanne Casimir, Palexelsia Lorelei Williams and Cecilia Point gesture in St. Peter's Square, after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail The Pope’s apology for harms done by some Catholics in residential schools to Indigenous children and families cannot be used…

In a powerful reminder of why the meetings between Pope Francis and Indigenous delegations took place this week, the Pope was gifted a white leather stole, the garment priests wear over their shoulders, beaded with orange crosses. Métis delegation gives Pope Francis symbolic pair of red moccasinsThe group explained the…

Pope Francis apologized at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. The pontiff, speaking in Italian, asked for God's forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of members of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis apologized at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role…

First Nations, Inuit and Metis residential school survivors, knowledge keepers, elders, and youth have wrapped up meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican with a historic apology. The delegation was there to renew calls for the Pope to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. On Friday,…

ROME — "With all my heart, I am very sorry." Those eight, simple words spoken by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church Friday delivered a historic and powerful measure of recognition of the pain and suffering generations of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people have endured from being subjected…

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Politics Insider for April 1: First Nations delegates make progress at the Vatican; Trudeau pushes for a G19; and a Wildrose battle Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. First Nations delegates left a two-hour meeting at the Vatican…