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Pope sets itinerary for formal apology to residential school survivors in July visit to Canada

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Pope Francis, pictured at the Vatican on April 1 delivering his apology to Indigenous people in Canada for the 'deplorable' abuses they were forced to endure in Canada's Catholic-run residential schools. The pontiff is scheduled to deliver a formal apology here in Canada during a visit from July 24 to 29. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

May 18, 2022

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Canada later this summer to deliver a formal apology from the Roman Catholic Church for its decades-long role in operating residential schools. Scheduled from July 24 to 29, the visit will include stops in Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit. Prime...

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