Pope Francis is en route to Canada to embark on what he describes as a “penitential trip” aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.
The Pope told reporters on a plane set to land in Edmonton later on Sunday that the six-day visit must be handled with care.
The pontiff is also set to travel to Quebec City and Iqaluit.
While in Alberta, the Pope is scheduled to visit the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School in the community of Maskwacis.
That is where he is expected to make an apology to Indigenous people for abuses they suffered at
