Former chief says Pope Francis told First Nations delegates ‘the Church is with you’

Former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said Thursday that Pope Francis told First Nations delegates “the Church is with you” during their historic meeting over the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system. “The next thing we will hear is ‘I’m sorry’—I’m absolutely convinced of that,” he said.

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