Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut from July 24 to 29.  The papal visit will include public and private events with an emphasis on Indigenous participation.
	The Pope is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools during the trip, building on sentiments expressed earlier this year during an Indigenous delegation to the Vatican. 
	Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations make $30.5 million of the funds available for community survivor activities, ceremonies and travel. 
	Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller previously said the federal government would support survivors who want to attend and planning was being done to avoid a “logistical nightmare”.
	Ottawa said another $3 million will support indigenous groups in the three regions where Pope Francis will spend time. 
	The papal visit is scheduled to begin in Edmonton before Francis joins survivors at the Ermineskin Residential School in the Maskwacis community south of the city.  Other events in Alberta include attending a local aboriginal church and a large service at Commonwealth Stadium, home of the Edmonton Elks CFL football team. 
	The Pope is due to travel to Quebec City in the middle of the week, where there will also be a large public service.  He will finish the trip in Iqaluit where he will meet with survivors from schools and attend a public community event.
	The federal government has also committed $2 million to interpret Pope Francis’ events and comments in Indigenous languages. 
	Francis is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. 
	An estimated 150,000 indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools over a century, and the Roman Catholic Church ran about 60 percent of the institutions.
	The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their families who are traumatized by the recall of past abuse.  The number is 1-866-925-4419.
	This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 13, 2022. 
	⁠— By Kelly Geraldine Malone in Winnipeg

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	Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut from July 24 to 29.  The papal visit will include public and private events with an emphasis on Indigenous participation.
	The Pope is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools during the trip, building on sentiments expressed earlier this year during an Indigenous delegation to the Vatican. 
	Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations make $30.5 million of the funds available for community survivor activities, ceremonies and travel. 
	Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller previously said the federal government would support survivors who want to attend and planning was being done to avoid a “logistical nightmare”.
	Ottawa said another $3 million will support indigenous groups in the three regions where Pope Francis will spend time. 
	The papal visit is scheduled to begin in Edmonton before Francis joins survivors at the Ermineskin Residential School in the Maskwacis community south of the city.  Other events in Alberta include attending a local aboriginal church and a large service at Commonwealth Stadium, home of the Edmonton Elks CFL football team. 
	The Pope is due to travel to Quebec City in the middle of the week, where there will also be a large public service.  He will finish the trip in Iqaluit where he will meet with survivors from schools and attend a public community event.
	The federal government has also committed $2 million to interpret Pope Francis’ events and comments in Indigenous languages. 
	Francis is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. 
	An estimated 150,000 indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools over a century, and the Roman Catholic Church ran about 60 percent of the institutions.
	The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their families who are traumatized by the recall of past abuse.  The number is 1-866-925-4419.
	This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 13, 2022. 
	⁠— By Kelly Geraldine Malone in Winnipeg