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Pope is scheduled to lead mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton today
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS, Jul 26, 2022 3:20 PM - REPORT AN ERRORPope Francis blessed a statue of Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Indigenous person to be canonized as a saint, when he visited an inner-city Catholic church in Edmonton yesterday.
He held the hands of elders while at Church of Sacred Heart, touching some on the head, as he was wheeled out.
Earlier in the day, Francis visited Maskwacis (MASS'-kwah-cheez), south of Edmonton, and said he was sorry the church took part in the cultural destruction and forced assimilation of Indigenous people.
The Pope is scheduled to lead mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton today, and is expected to travel later in the day to Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton, to take part in the community's annual pilgrimage.
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