Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See. In a series of tweets posted Aug. 6 after meeting ...
Pope Francis' September visit to Kazakhstan will mostly focus on a gathering of religious leaders from around the world, but it will also include a Mass and meeting with Catholics in this Muslim-majority nation. The Vatican ...
During his much-anticipated six-day trip to Canada, which he called a “penitential pilgrimage,” Pope Francis offered heartfelt apologies for the Church’s role in the abuses committed at Canada’s residential schools, where, for over a century, ...
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September and attend an interreligious meeting in the capital city, Nur-Sultan. "Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesial authorities, Pope Francis will make the announced ...
The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was "genocide," Pope Francis said. Asked by an Indigenous reporter why he did not use ...
On a stage designed to evoke a qammaq -- a traditional Inuit summer home built of whale ribs, sod and stone -- Pope Francis again apologized to the Indigenous communities of Canada for Catholics' complicity ...
Meeting Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada, Pope Francis entrusted them and the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation to three women: St. Anne, Mary and St. Kateri Tekakwitha. "These women can help us to ...
In the face of sin and failure, the temptation to wallow in despair and do nothing comes from the devil, Pope Francis said. While commentators, politicians and survivors discussed whether Pope Francis' apology for the Catholic ...
In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism. And in the Citadelle, the 19th-century fort, Pope Francis finally ...
The words "I am sorry" are powerful. For Tammy Ward of the Samson First Nation, those words from Pope Francis brought tears as she listened on the Muskwa, or Bear Park, Powwow Grounds. "It's just very powerful," ...
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