Relations with Indigenous Canadians a top priority for Canada’s bishops

At their first in-person meetings in three years, Canada’s bishops discussed concrete steps toward reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians – concrete steps that include an $18.6 million bill for Pope Francis’ apostolic visit in July, continued efforts to raise $30 million over the next five years, easier access for residential school survivors and their families to diocesan archives across the country, and forging personal relationships between bishops and Indigenous leaders.