Pope Francis to make 3 Canadian stops in July to meet residential school survivors, sources say

Pope Francis is expected to visit at least three cities during a late July trip to Canada, CBC News has learned.

Sources
involved in the planning of the trip say the Pope will likely make
stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit during what is scheduled to
be about a four-day trip to the country. CBC News is not identifying the
confidential sources because they were not authorized to speak
publicly.

The
pontiff initially announced plans for the visit during his Vatican
meetings on April 1 with Indigenous delegates from Canada, where he
offered an initial apology for the actions of individual Roman Catholic Church members in Canada's residential schools.

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Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Gerald Antoine,
centre left, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed and Métis
National Council president Cassidy Caron walk in St. Peter's Square
after a final audience with Pope Francis on April 1. (Yara Nardi/Reuters)