Courage, resilience: Trip shows tenacity of Canada’s Indigenous and pope
At the end of his six-day visit to Canada, Pope Francis, sitting in a wheelchair, said goodbye to Chief Wilton Littlechild, also sitting in a wheelchair.
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by bcadmin | Aug 1, 2022 | apology, Bear Park, Canada, Chief Wilton Littlechild, Featured, First Nation, Inuit, Maskwacis, Métis, Muskwa, News, Pope Francis, U.S. & World News | 0 |
At the end of his six-day visit to Canada, Pope Francis, sitting in a wheelchair, said goodbye to Chief Wilton Littlechild, also sitting in a wheelchair.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 29, 2022 | Algonquin, Canada, Cree, Featured, First Nation, From the Pope, Indigenous survivors, Innu, Mary, Métis, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, News, residential schools, St. Anne, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Meeting Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada, Pope Francis entrusted them and the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation to three women: St. Anne, Mary and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | Canada, Canadian residential schools, Featured, First Nation, Indigenous people, Inuit, Maskwacis, Métis, News, residential schools, U.S. & World News | 0 |
While presented as missionary work, the operation of residential schools by Catholics in Canada was actually an attempt to impose European culture on Canada’s Indigenous people, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 25, 2022 | Bear Park, Ermineskine residential school, Featured, First Nation, Indigenous chiefs, Inuit, Justin Trudeau, Mary Simon, Métis, Muskwa, News, Penitential pilgrimage, Pope apologizes, Powwow Grounds, residential schools, Returning moccasins, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, U.S. & World News, Wilton Littlechild | 0 |
The first step of Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children’s moccasins.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 25, 2022 | Ambulift, Canada, Edmonton, Featured, First Nation, Inuit, Justin Trudeau, Métis, News, Pope Francis, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton, U.S. & World News | 0 |
After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada’s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest.
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