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Pope Francis apologized Friday for the Catholic Church's involvement in a system of Canadian boarding schools that abused Indigenous children for 100 years, and said he would travel to Canada as part of a process of healing and reconciliation.

‘I feel shame’: pope apologises to indigenous people of Canada

ROME — Chief Wilton Littlechild felt a swell of emotions and tears in his eyes as he heard Pope Francis apologize at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman…

"An apology has to have substance and hopefully support a legacy for our future generations ... (and) must be followed by tangible and real action for our citizens.”

Francis also promised he would travel to Canada, where he would be better able to show "my closeness” as part of a process of healing and reconciliation.

Chief Wilton Littlechild felt a swell of emotions and tears in his eyes as he heard Pope Francis apologize at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Churchs role in residential schools.

Pope Francis apologized at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. ...

Pope Francis also promised to visit Canada as part of a process of healing and reconciliation over the church’s involvement in an abusive system of residential schools.

Pope Francis apologized at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. The pontiff, speaking in Italian, asked for God's forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of members of the Catholic Church. "I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry," Francis said during a final meeting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegates at the Vatican.

ROME — Chief Wilton Littlechild felt a swell of emotions and tears in his eyes as he heard Pope Francis apologize at the Vatican on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. The words came on the chief's 78th birthday.