Papal visit 2022
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$19 $0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for four weeks then billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Offer only available to new and qualified returning subscribers. Cancel any time.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/03/2022 (1008 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Special human moment made everyone smile
Posted:
My time in Rome last week was filled with many more stories than I could write, an ocean of information and emotion from having a front row seat to history in the making as Métis, First Nations and Inuit delegates shared their stories with Pope Francis — and received a personal apology in return.
Day of symbolic connection, not reconciliation
Posted:
At the end of a remarkable week at the Vatican in Rome — where delegations of Métis, Inuit and First Nations leaders met with the Pope to discuss the abuses perpetrated by the Catholic Church and ask for an apology in Canada — the Holy Father offered each group a bronze olive branch as a gift representing “peace” and “reconciliation.”
Pieces of Brandon residential school to be left in Rome
Posted:
ROME — When Jade Harper of Peguis First Nation came to Rome to help make a documentary about the First Nations delegation meeting the Pope this week, she knew what she needed to bring: a brick.
Papal apology for Catholic Church's role in residential schools
Posted:
ROME — “With all my heart, I am very sorry.”
‘Very clear’ Pope was listening: Fontaine
Posted:
ROME — When he came to Rome in 2009 to meet Pope Benedict XVI, former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine asked for an apology to Indigenous people. The Pope declined to do that.
Vatican Museum’s Indigenous ‘gifts’ belong in Canada, delegates say
Posted:
ROME — As delegates from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities travelled by bus from Rome’s airport to their hotel Sunday morning, a tour guide proudly pointed out various landmarks.
Papal apology mandatory for reconciliation, B.C. chief says
Posted:
ROME — It’s nearly 9,000 kilometres from the Vatican to Kamloops, B.C., but for Rosanne Casimir, Kúkpi7 (chief) of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc in that interior B.C. community, the two are strongly linked.
Métis fiddler honoured to support delegation
Posted:
ROME — When fiddler Alex Kusturok led the Métis delegation out of the Vatican Monday, his one-month-old son was on his mind.
Winnipeg good place for Pope’s apology: Fontaine
Posted:
ROME — Phil Fontaine believes Pope Francis intends to issue an apology to Indigenous people on Canadian soil.
Métis, Inuit delegations call on Pope to commit to reconciliation
Posted:
ROME — It might have been the first time the Red River Jig was played in St. Peter’s Square.
Métis delegates first to meet with Pope
Posted:
ROME — Mitchell Case gave Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, two traditional handmade gifts before delegates from the organization met with Pope Francis on Monday.
Indigenous tell pope of abuses at Canada residential schools
Posted:
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope Francis on Monday and told him of the abuses they suffered at the hands of Catholic priests and school workers. They came hoping to secure a papal apology and a commitment by the church to repair the harm done.
Sunrise ceremony before papal visit
Posted:
ROME — Delegates and supporters from the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami gathered on the roof of their hotel Monday morning for a sunrise ceremony before the first meetings with Pope Francis in Rome.
Doctrine of Discovery on agenda at meeting between Pope, First Nations
Posted:
ROME — When delegates from the Assembly of First Nations meet Thursday with Pope Francis, they intend to ask him not just for an apology but to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery issued in 1493.
Indigenous delegations’ meetings with Pope expected to drive reconciliation
Posted:
A journey that started four years ago — interrupted twice by the COVID-19 pandemic — takes an important step next week when delegations from the Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami meet Pope Francis in Rome.
Residential schools apology to be sought in Rome
Posted:
For Assembly of First Nations Northwest Territories regional chief Gerald Antoine, this week’s trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis “has been a long time in coming.”
Oblates to open Rome residential school archives
Posted:
WINNIPEG - A Catholic religious order that operated some residential schools in Canada says it will open its archives in Rome to researchers.
Reconciliation needed with Catholic Church
Posted:
One week from today, on March 28, a 13-person delegation from the Assembly of First Nations will arrive at the Vatican in Rome to meet with the Pope.
History
Updated on Monday, March 28, 2022 12:54 PM CDT: Updates images, summary.
The Free Press acknowledges the financial support it receives from members of the city’s faith community, which makes our coverage of religion possible.