Canadian Reflection on Historic Indigenous Apology

April 21, 2025, 4:20 am

In Canada, communities are pausing to reflect on Pope Francis’ groundbreaking apology for the wrongs committed by residential schools against Indigenous peoples. His heartfelt acknowledgment and progressive stance have been celebrated as a pivotal moment in mending historic wounds and pushing the church toward greater accountability. This tribute underscores not only a commitment to reconciliation but also the lasting power of leadership that embraces difficult truths in pursuit of a more inclusive, respectful future.

theglobeandmail.com / Canadian Catholics mourn Pope Francis as compassionate leader

Catholics remembered the Pope for his compassion, and his historic visit to Canada in 2022 when he delivered an apology for the Church’s role in the residential school system

nationalpost.com / Carney and Poilievre are both Catholic. Here’s how they reacted to the Pope’s death

Both leaders mentioned the Pope's visit to Canada and the apology he offered to First Nations people regarding residential schools

cbc.ca / Federal leaders remember Pope Francis as humble pontiff who moved reconciliation forward

Canada’s political leaders are remembering Pope Francis as a humble leader with a deep moral obligation to the spiritual courage to help the world’s most vulnerable

ledevoir.com / Retour sur la tournée historique d’excuses du pape pour les pensionnats au Canada

Le pontife aura reconnu l’existence d’un génocide au terme de son «pèlerinage pénitentiel», salué malgré des critiques.

nationalobserver.com / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools during his historic Canadian visit

On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta.

nationalobserver.com / Canadians remember Pope Francis for his historic apology for residential schools

Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file.

cbc.ca / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools during historic Canadian visit

As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, the religious leader is being remembered for his historic apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.

torontosun.com / Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

lapresse.ca / Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936-2025) | Pénitence au Canada

Fin juillet 2022, le pape François a fait une visite « pénitentielle » au Canada afin de demander pardon aux autochtones pour le traitement que l’Église leur avait réservé, notamment par rapport aux pensionnats autochtones. Les réactions ont été partagées.

thestar.com / Pope Francis is dead at 88. Here's how he — and his apology for residential schools — will be remembered in Canada

Francis came to Canada in 2022 to deliver a long sought-after apology for the role Catholics played in the Indigenous residential school system.

theglobeandmail.com / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

In 2022, Pope Francis said he was sorry and ashamed for abuses committed by some members of the Catholic Church, as well as for the cultural destruction and forced assimilation that culminated in the schools

winnipegfreepress.com / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

citynews.ca / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta. For some, the journey took days. For others, decades. They had all come to hear Pope Francis apologize for the Catholic...

thestar.com / Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

Francis died Monday at the Vatican. He was 88.

citynews.ca / Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

TORONTO — Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file. The Vatican says the pontiff died Monday at age 88. Francis was the...

thestar.com / Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

TORONTO - Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file.

winnipegfreepress.com / Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

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