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Pope begs forgiveness from Canada's Indigenous peoples

CANADA POPE FRANCIS

Pope Francis at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Edmonton, Canada Source: AAP / CIRO FUSCO/EPA

Pope Francis has told survivors of residential schools in Canada their treatment by the Catholic Church was a "deplorable evil."


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By Tina Quinn

Source: SBS News



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Pope Francis has told survivors of residential schools in Canada their treatment by the Catholic Church was a "deplorable evil."



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