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Vatican City: Pope Francis Meets With Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

The Prime Minister’s spokesman, Cameron Ahmad, said Trudeau’s main agenda for the conversation with Francis was reiterating the open invitation to the Pope to come to Canada and for “reconciliation” with the indigenous communities on this point. | Image: CNA/ L’Osservatore Romano

Vatican City: During the visit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended an invitation to Pope Francis to visit the country of Canada, during which time he could bring the Church’s apology for harm done to indigenous people in Canada in the mid-19th through 20th centuries when 150,000 children from native tribes were forced to undergo “enculturation” to the state through attendance at residential schools.

Some 6,000 children died in the schools and though they were state-owned, a number were managed by Catholics. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which ran from 2008-2015, called for action on 94 points, one of which was an apology from the Catholic Church.

According to a brief May 29 communique from the Vatican, Pope Francis and Prime Minister Trudeau conversed on the topics of integration and reconciliation with indigenous people, as well as religious liberty and current ethical issues.

In their 36-minute meeting which the Vatican described as “cordial,” they touched on the positive bilateral relations between the Holy See and Canada, “along with the contribution of the Catholic Church to the social life of the country.” Read the full story…. catholicnewsagency.com

 

Justin Trudeau exchanges gifts with Pope Francis – Canadian Press

(Canadian Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau exchanged gifts with Pope Francis in Vatican City Monday, after the prime minister had a private audience with the Pope.

 

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