Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday on what he has known as a “penitential pilgrimage” to the nation, the place he’ll search to atone for the historic abuse of indigenous kids at church-run residential faculties.
The pope arrived shortly after 11 a.m. at Edmonton Worldwide Airport. Shifting in a wheelchair, he was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor Basic Mary Jeannie Could Simon, a member of the Inuit folks and the primary indigenous Canadian to carry her workplace. The three sat for a brief, subdued welcoming ceremony with a musical efficiency by a gaggle of indigenous folks.
