Pope Francis, committed to service, humility and healing, dead at 88
Pontiff brought the common touch with papacy known for many firsts. Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness
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Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery following demands from Indigenous people
By Nicole Winfield – The Associated Press Documents had been ‘manipulated’ for political purposes by colonial powers, said Vatican The
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This Indigenous priest will lead Pope Francis on his visit to Canada this month
By Brittany Hobson · The Canadian Press Cristino Bouvette named national liturgical director for papal visit that starts July 24 When Vatican
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Pope’s apology meaningless without rescinding Doctrine of Discovery, says Dehcho First Nations in Canada
‘The Church [was] the one that started this whole thing, and they have to end it by rescinding that document’
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Pope Francis to visit Arctic Canada in July
Pontiff to make 3 major stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit The Vatican formally announced Friday a visit by Pope
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Canadian Inuit and Métis leaders met cardinals, Vatican officials to pursue justice
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Métis and Inuit leaders, who met the Pope at the Vatican last week, return
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Pope Francis apologizes to Canadian Indigenous delegates for ‘deplorable’ abuses at residential schools
Indigenous delegates reflect on Pope Francis’s apology for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada’s
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Canadian Inuit leader says Vatican Museums open to repatriating Indigenous artifacts
The Vatican Museums hold a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts from countries such as Canada, causing concern for Indigenous delegates
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Canadian researcher challenges Vatican’s claim that its Indigenous artifacts were gifts
A Canadian art expert is challenging the Vatican’s official account of how it acquired tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts
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Canadian Inuit leader asks Pope Francis to intervene in case of priest accused of sex assault
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The leader of the Inuit delegation meeting privately with Pope Francis on Monday has
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