Residential School Apology

• After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

  Most federally funded residential schools in Quebec opened in the 1950s, and the last one in shuttered in 1991. Expectations for the pope's visit vary from nation to nation.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2022
  
• Pope Francis in Canada: Translators to deliver apology in Indigenous languages

  Another interpreter will translate what the Pope says into English before he and other interpreters translate those words into a dozen Indigenous languages.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2022
  
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• Archbishop of Edmonton says pope wants to repeat residential school apology on Canadian soil

  The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is the first step on a road to healing.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2022
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• Pope Francis could play ‘instrumental role’ seeking justice for abuse survivors: Inuit leader

  Pope Francis apologized Friday for the Catholic Church's prominent role in Canada's residential school system, which he said left him feeling 'indignation and shame.'

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2022
• Pope’s apology means ‘nothing’ without action: N.S. Indian day school survivor

  Violet Paul says the Pope's apology is a step forward but has little meaning without action to right the wrongs that led to decades of suffering for Indigenous people.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2022
• Indigenous voices from Quebec guarded about Pope Francis apology

  The apology caps a week of visits to Rome by a delegation of First nations, Inuit and Metis from Canada to speak to the Pontiff about what happened at residential schools.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
• Saskatoon bishop regrets Pope’s refusal to apologize for residential schools

  The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon shared the regret felt over Pope Francis’ decision to not apologize for residential schools.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018
• Trudeau ‘disappointed’ as Pope refuses to apologize for church role in residential schools

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, himself a practicing Catholic, says the decision by Pope Francis to refuse to apologize for the role the Catholic Church played in the dark history of residential schools in Canada has left him "disappointed."

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018
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• No apology for Canada’s residential schools, Pope Francis says

  Pope Francis will not apologize to residential school survivors and their families for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in operating the schools or the abuses suffered by their students.

  World

  Mar 28, 2018
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• Long wait for residential-school apology from prime minister ends Friday for Newfoundland Inuit

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to attend a ceremony in Goose Bay, including Inuit singers and drummers, that's expected to draw more than 300 people.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2017