Pope Francis agrees to visit Canada as Indigenous leaders seek apology

Visit to come amid calls for papal apology over church's role in abuse and deaths of thousands of children in residential schools Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help ongoing efforts at reconciliation with Indigenous peoples following shocking revelations of the Catholic church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. In a brief statement on Wednesday, the Holy See's press office said that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the pope to make ...