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During a conversation with his son, Niigaan Sinclair, on a special episode of CBC Radio's The House, former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair Murray Sinclair said the Pope's apology did not go far enough and more work remains on key areas for reconciliation.

After long-awaited apologies, Indigenous people in Canada want to know what comes next.

Pope Francis has come face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples during his Canada pilgrimage

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canadas national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples: to formally rescind the papal decrees underpinning the so-called "Doctrine of Discovery" that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and resources.

Father Daryold Corbiere Winkler, an Ojibway priest, asks tough, but necessary questions of his Church.

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - A historic apology by Pope Francis to survivors of residential schools in Canada evoked strong emotions for...

OTTAWA — Canada's bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery, the organizers of the papal visit said Wednesday.

“Putting in as much effort in helping Indigenous communities rebuild culture, language and community as they did tearing them apart would be a good start.”

OTTAWA - Canada's bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery, the organizers of the papal visit said Wednesday.

Many Indigenous people hoped Pope Francis would renounce the policy, which has been used to justify colonizing lands considered to be uninhabited