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Edmonton church prepares for Pope visit, grand reopening after 2020 fireLeaders and parishioners of Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples are getting ready for a grand reopening to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives next month.CanadaJun 24
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Warman woman places 6th in World Photographic Cup in RomeA woman from Warman, Sask. wins 6th place at a World Photographic Cup Awards held in Rome, Italy for her image of a whale taken in Alaska.CanadaMay 4
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Mixed emotions at Edmonton Indigenous church on first Sunday after Pope Francis apologySunday was a day of joy and sorrow for some parishioners at Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples following the Pope's apology.PerspectivesApr 3
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‘We’re fighting’: B.C. woman brings MMIWG2S crisis to doorstep of the VaticanIn Rome, B.C.'s Lorelei Williams found an attention-grabbing way to raise awareness of the crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in Canada.CanadaApr 2
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‘What drove me is the children’: Longest-serving chief in Canada presses Pope for justice'It’s a beautiful day to honour our survivors, to honour our children and the unmarked graves,' said Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier of Okanese First Nation.CanadaMar 31
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Something is different about this trip to the Vatican. Phil Fontaine says it’s ‘hope’“Significant changes will emerge as part of this, and those changes will include this story, but it won’t be the only story. It can’t be the only story.”CanadaMar 30
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Manitoba delegation in Rome wants apology from Pope in CanadaAn estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, more than 60 per cent of which were run by the Catholic Church.CanadaMar 29
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‘Career top five’: Meet the Métis delegate whose beadwork was gifted to the PopeThe moccasins made for Pope Francis are steeped in meaning. The flowers are beaded in the colours of the Vatican and surrounded by the red, white and blue of Métis flags.CanadaMar 28
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‘Let’s think big’: Historic Indigenous delegation arrives in Rome to meet Pope FrancisThe world will be watching as 32 First Nations, Inuit and Métis representatives touch down in Rome for a week of private meetings with Pope Francis.CanadaMar 27
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‘It’ll be very emotional’: Alberta Indigenous leader to spend his birthday meeting with Pope FrancisWilton Littlechild of Ermineskin Cree Nation is hoping the head of the Catholic Church will soon apologize for the church's role in residential schools.CanadaMar 23
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