Pope in Canada honors grandparents after Indigenous apology
Nancy Saddleman, center, 82, cries as Pope Francis give mass in Edmonton, during his papal visit across Canada on Tuesday July 26, 2022. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PETER SMITH Associated Press
EDMONTON, Alberta — Pope Francis honored grandparents Tuesday as the roots of humanity, as reverberations echoed from his historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in severing generations of Indigenous family ties by participating in Canada’s “catastrophic” residential school system....
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