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Cree Chief Wilton Littlechild, Justice Murray Sinclair and Commissioner Marie Wilson unveil the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report in Ottawa, Ontario, Dec. 15, 2015. One of the Calls to Action in the report was a papal apology -- in Canada -- for church leaders' past treatment of Indigenous Canadians. (CNS photo/Chris Wattie, Reuters)

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First Nations delegation tells of hopes for upcoming meeting with pope

Michael Swan|Dec 3, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis meets Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a private audience at the Vatican May 29, 2017. Trudeau said he asked the pope to apologize for abuses at Church-run residential schools for Canada's indigenous people. (Ettore Ferrari/Reuters pool via CNS.)

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Pope Francis' upcoming meeting with Indigenous delegation a step toward healing, Canadian bishops say

Christine Rousselle|Nov 10, 2021|3 Min Read

Photograph of a bronze statue of Saint Father Junipero Serra in the Gardens of the Carmel Mission Basilica in Carmel, California. (Terry Huntingdon Tydings/Shutterstock via CNA)

Los Angeles renames Father Junípero Serra Park, despite Catholic praise for sainted missionary

Kevin Jones|Oct 16, 2021|4 Min Read

An offering is seen at the site of the former Brandon Indian Residential School June 12, 2021. Researchers -- partnered with the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation -- located 104 potential graves at the site in Brandon, Manitoba. On Sept. 24, Canada's Catholic bishops "unequivocally" apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system. (CNS photo/Shannon VanRaes, Reuters)

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Canadian bishops apologize for abuses, ongoing trauma of Indigenous

Catholic News Service|Sep 28, 2021|4 Min Read

A statue of St. Junipero Serra outside the California capitol in Sacramento, which was destroyed by a mob July 4, 2020. (Nathan Hughes Hamilton/Flickr via CNA , CC BY 2.0)

Catholics ask Gov. Newsom to reject St. Junípero Serra falsehoods

Kevin Jones|Sep 10, 2021|7 Min Read

Indigenous boys pray on bunk beds in a dormitory at the Bishop Horden Memorial School, a residential school in the indigenous Cree community of Moose Factory, Ontario, in 1950. Recent confirmation of hundreds of unmarked graves on the grounds of two former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada has prompted a U.S. Department of the Interior inquiry into U.S. boarding schools for Native Americans, which were often run by churches. (CNS photo/Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Handout via Reuters)

Bishops support investigation of former U.S. residential schools

Carol Zimmermann|Jul 1, 2021|4 Min Read

Flames engulf St. Jean Baptiste Church in Morinville, Alberta, June 30, 2021, in this still image taken form video obtained from social media. The early morning fire destroyed the century-old Catholic church near Edmonton and is being treated as suspicious by Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (CNS photo/Diane Burrel, social media via Reuters)

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Suspected arsons continue at churches across Canada

Catholic News Service|Jul 1, 2021|3 Min Read

Phil Fontaine, leader of Canada's Assembly of First Nations, attends the general audience with Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 29. Fontaine was among members of a delegation meeting with the pope about the tragic legacy of Indian residential schools, many of which were run by Catholic dioceses and orders. (CNS photo Emanuela De Meo, Catholic Press Photo)

If pope issues the apology Canadians want, will it stick this time?

John L. Allen Jr.|Jul 1, 2021|5 Min Read

Cardinal Gérald Lacroix of Quebec delivers the homily during Mass on First Nations Sunday at the Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupré June 27, 2021. (CNS photo/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence)

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On First Nations Sunday, Quebec cardinal speaks of hope for healing

Philippe Vaillancourt|Jun 29, 2021|4 Min Read

A field near the former Marieval Indian Residential School where the Cowessess First Nation say they found the unmarked graves of hundreds of people is seen near Grayson, Saskatchewan, in a still image from video June 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Handout via Reuters)

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Hundreds of bodies found at former Saskatchewan residential school

Catholic News Service|Jun 24, 2021|6 Min Read

Families gather for Easter Mass in 2014 at St. John by the Sea Church in Klawock on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

Bishops OK developing plan for Native Americans, Alaska Natives

Rhina Guidos|Jun 18, 2021|3 Min Read

A child's red dress hangs on a cross near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia, June 6, 2021. The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were detected by ground-penetrating radar found at the site in May. (CNS photo/Jennifer Gauthier, Reuters)

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Canadian bishops: Indigenous delegation to meet with pope by end of 2021

Catholic News Service|Jun 10, 2021|2 Min Read

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