Pope hopes for “healing” trip to Canada

Pope Francis is to apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s indigenous school system that subjected many children to physical and sexual abuse


500km 300 miles
CANADA
Arctic Circle
YT NT NU 
Iqaluit
BC AB MB
Hudson Bay
Lac Ste. Anne Maskwacis
Edmonton
SK ON QC NL
U.S. 
Ottawa
Quebec
NB PE NS

09:00, Sun, Jul 24: Pope departs Rome on 10-hour flight

Jul 24-30, 2022: Pope, now recovered from recent knee fracture, will say two Masses and deliver nine homilies and addresses


POPE’S ITINERARY (all times local)

11:20, Sun, Jul 24: Arrive Edmonton International Airport

10:00, Mon Jul 25: Meet with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples at Maskwacis

16:45: Meet with indigenous peoples and parish community of Sacred Heart in Edmonton

10:15, Tue, Jul 26: Holy Mass at Commonwealth Stadium

17:00: Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage and Liturgy of the Word

09:00, Wed, Jul 27: Depart Edmonton 

15:05: Arrive Québec International Airport

15:40: Meetings with Governor General, Prime Minister, diplomats, civil authorities and representatives of indigenous peoples at Citadelle de Québec

10:00, Thu, Jul 28: Holy Mass at National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré

17:15: Vespers with clergy in Cathedral of Notre Dame

09:00, Fri, Jul 29: Meet with members of Society of Jesus and indigenous peoples in Archbishop’s Residence

12:45: Depart Québec

15:50: Arrive Iqaluit Airport

16:15: Meet with students of former residential schools

17:00: Meet with young people and elders

18:45: Depart Iqaluit for Rome, arriving 07:50, Sat, Jul 30


Sources: Reuters, Holy See Press Office, Google Maps 
Picture: Getty Images 
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