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EDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest.
Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked alongside the pope as an aide pushed him in a wheelchair into an airport hangar for the informal welcome. Four Indigenous drummers heralded the arrival of their special gues
Landing in Edmonton July 24, Pope Francis met briefly with Indigenous and Canadian government leaders, ahead of a week-long visit during which he will ask forgiveness of First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities for residential school abuses.
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