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Pope Francis prays at the Ermineskin Cree Nation Cemetery in the community of Maskwacis, Canada, before visiting a former residential school where he is expected to make a historic personal apology to Indigenous survivors of abuse committed over decades at the Catholic-run institutions. IMAGES
Indigenous protesters and allies interrupt Canadian Prime Minister's Justin Trudeau's opening speech at the COP15 biodiversity talks in Montreal, Quebec, by holding up banners and chanting. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets people in the primary school of Iqaluit, in the Canadian Arctic, in the final stop of a landmark tour apologizing for the Church's role in Catholic-run school where Indigenous children were abused. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at Iqaluit Airport, in the capital of Canada's Nunavut, on his final stop in a landmark tour apologizing for the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools. IMAGES
Pope Francis is welcomed by Mary Simon, the first Indigenous person to become Canada's governor general, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a ceremony at the Citadel, the governor general's residence in Quebec City. IMAGES
Pope Francis lands in Quebec City, where he will address Canada's political leaders after dedicating the first part of his journey to apologizing for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. IMAGES