Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church prepares for upcoming papal visit
Francis will be visiting the church, designated as Edmonton's First Nations, Métis and Inuit parish, as part of his Canadian tour on July 25.
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Francis will be visiting the church, designated as Edmonton's First Nations, Métis and Inuit parish, as part of his Canadian tour on July 25.
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Pope Francis is set to meet with parishioners of Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church on July 25 as a part of his six-day Canadian tour, which also includes stops in Quebec City and Iqaluit. On that morning, he is to also stop at the former site of a residential school to apologize to survivors.
EDMONTON - Cultures collide each Sunday morning at Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, with sage burning alongside candles and both hymns and Indigenous drumming resounding through congregations.
An elder at an Indigenous church in central Edmonton says a visit from Pope Francis will mark a sacred time for the congregation.