Petition updateJustice for #215ChildrenPope Agrees to Meet With Indigenous Groups From Canada About Schools
Justice for #215ChildrenBC, WA, Canada
Jul 5, 2021

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Pope Francis will meet with Indigenous leaders later this year to discuss coming to Canada to apologize for the church’s role in operating schools that abused and forcibly assimilated generations of Indigenous children, a step toward resolving the grievances of survivors and Indigenous communities, the head of Canada’s largest Indigenous organization said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said that the pope will meet separately at the Vatican with the representatives of Canada’s three biggest Indigenous groups — the First Nations, the Métis and the Inuit — during a four-day series of meetings in December that will culminate in a joint session with all three.

See the rest of the article in The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/world/canada/pope-francis-residential-schools-apology.html

 

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