Seeking to build on papal visit, Canada's bishops stress ind

Pope Francis meets with clerics, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers of Canada at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec in Quebec City, July 28, 2022. / Vatican MediaDenver Newsroom, Sep 30, 2022 / 19:00 pm (CNA).Indigenous issues were at the forefront when about 90 Catholic bishops met in Cornwall, Ontario for the Canadian bishops' 2022 plenary assembly."2022 has been a historic year for listening, learning and working to rebuild longstanding relationships that have been profoundly damaged by the legacy of residential schools," Bishop Raymond Poisson, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Sept. 29."Pope Francis apologized on behalf of the Church for the sins of her children, acknowledged the catastrophic impact of the residential school system and called on us to promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples and to favor processes of healing and reconciliation," said Poisson, who heads Quebec's Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Lauri...

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