Cardinal Parolin: Pope Francis in Canada to embrace indigenous peoples
24/07/2022The six days Pope Francis will spend in Canada will be intense. An entire country is awaiting him, a part of which has been wounded by the horrors of the past, in which indigenous peoples suffered violence and deprivation at the hands of a colonialist mentality which employed policies and practices of cultural assimilation with the goal of annihilating indigenous identities.
Pope Francis himself has called his Apostolic Visit to Canada a “penitential pilgrimage” which seeks to “contribute to the journey of reconciliation and healing already underway.”
The Pope will once again embrace the pain and suffering of indigenous communities, following his recent meetings with them in the Vatican… Read more »