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Pope Francis came this week to Maskwasic in central Alberta — where many Indigenous people, including survivors of residential schools and their descendants, had gathered — to deliver an expected apology in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action No. 58:

Pope Francis on Tuesday said the Roman Catholic Church should accept institutional blame for the harm done to indigenous Canadians in residential schools that tried to wipe out native cultures.

The crucial meeting comes a day after Vatican authorities had reported to have asked Archbishop Antony Kariyil, the administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, to step down from his position

Pope Francis issues an in-person apology for the Catholic Church's cooperation with a "catastrophic" policy that forced Canada's Indigenous people to assimilate into Christian society.

Pope Francis on Monday made good on a promise to apologize to Canada's native people on their home land for the Church's role in schools where indigenous children were abused, branding forced cultural assimilation "evil" and a "disastrous error".

Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada's native people on their land for the Church's role in schools where indigenous children were abused, calling their forced cultural assimilation a "deplorable evil" and "disastrous error."

Pontiff apologises on visit to country over ‘catastrophic’ historical mistreatment of Indigenous children

Alleged money laundering scam linked to Church-run institutions

Church to appoint new clergy, laity trustees and managing committee

Move pertains to alleged money laundering case linked to a Church-run medical college

Leviathan was a challenge to the governing independence of the Holy See.