‘I ask for God’s forgiveness’: Pope apologizes for Canada’s abusive residential schools

Emotions flowed through Indigenous delegates at the Vatican, as Pope Francis finally delivered a long-awaited apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s shameful residential school system. Crystal Goomansingh reports on the reaction, and what’s being expected of the Pope now.

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