Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped to visit Canada in late July to deliver the apology in person to survivors of the church’s misguided missionary zeal.…

Pope Francis has made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples in Canada for abuses at residential schools run by the Catholic Church. The pope met Friday with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegates at the Vatican, where he asked for forgiveness for the abuses that occurred at the schools. "I…

Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. Pope Francis has apologised for abuses that members of the Roman Catholic Church committed at Canada’s residential schools, which Indigenous…

ROME — Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier sat down in a taxi as she left a private tour of the Vatican Museums and fell deep into thought. ROME — Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier sat down in a taxi as she left a private tour of the Vatican Museums and fell deep into thought. …

President of the Metis community, Cassidy Caron, speaks to the media in St. Peter's Square after their meeting with Pope Francis. Photo / AP Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country's notorious residential schools met Pope Francis on Monday and told him of the abuses they suffered at…

Author of the article: VATICAN CITY — The threat of a global conflict spawned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should convince everyone that the time has come for humanity to abolish war before it abolishes humanity, Pope Francis said on Sunday. “More than a month has passed since the invasion…

ROME — An air of anticipation filled Indigenous delegates as their long flight from Montreal landed in Rome early Sunday morning ahead of planned meetings with Pope Francis. ROME — An air of anticipation filled Indigenous delegates as their long flight from Montreal landed in Rome early Sunday morning ahead…

The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegation. The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory…

ROME—Pope Francis celebrated a liturgy for peace between Russia and Ukraine, lamenting the “vicious war that has overtaken so many people and caused suffering to all...this cruel and senseless war that threatens our world,” in his most high-profile gesture yet to deplore the conflict while maintaining his neutrality. The ceremony…

Indigenous leaders and survivors of residential institutions are preparing to meet with Pope Francis in Vatican City next week, in what they hope is the first step towards the Pope travelling to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s brutal residential school system. The historic meeting, which…