Pope Francis lands in Canada for tour of penance and forgiveness for indigenous abuse
IMAGE: VATICAN NEWS Pope Francis has landed in Canada to kick off a week-long trip that will centre around his apology on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church for the abuse that Indigenous children endured at mostly church-run residential schools. “This is a trip of penance. Let’s say that is its spirit,” the pope told reporters after his flight took off from Rome on Sunday. The papal plane touched down in Edmonton on Sunday in the western province […]