Pope prays for indigenous people of Canada after discovery of his remains in boarding school

At the end of the Angelus, Francis spoke sadly of the recent discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 indigenous children, buried near a boarding school that was in the hands of the Church.

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“The sad discovery raises awareness of the pain and suffering of the past.”

Between the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, many indigenous children were forced to enter Catholic or State schools. The goal was to integrate them into the customs of Canadian society. But the truth is that in some of them there were abuses and humiliations.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Pope in 2017 and asked the Church to apologize for what happened. 

The Vatican pointed out that the decision corresponds in the first place to the bishops of the country. In fact, some, like the one in Vancouver, have already done so. These schools were in 16 of 70 dioceses in the country. 

In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI apologized to a group of indigenous people in Canada for the “deplorable conduct of some members of the Church.”

However, Canada’s prime minister has asked for an explicit apology in light of the recent discovery.

At the end of the Angelus, the Pope also spoke of the beatification of Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, the Italian nun murdered by a satanic sect.

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“Just she, who loved young people more than anything else, loved and forgave these girls prisoners of evil. Sister María Laura leaves us her life plan: ‘Do anything small with faith, love and enthusiasm.”

He also prayed for the more than 160 people killed in Burkina Faso during the attack on a village. The country is falling victim to the emergence of radical Islamist groups.

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