In photos: Pope Francis apologizes for Catholic Church’s role in the tragedy of residential schools
Speaking from St. Peter’s Square after the meeting with Pope Francis, with the sounds of drumming and singing behind her, Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, called the Pope’s words “historic - to be sure, they were necessary.”
Pope Francis receiving a stole from former national chief of Canada's Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine (C), during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis shake hands with President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Raymond Poisson, during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
Members listen to the Pope's speech during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis speaking during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
A delegation member chant and dance before Pope Francis during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis receiving a gift from a delegation's chief during an audience to Canada's Indigenous delegations at the Vatican.Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
Indigenous artists from across Canada walk in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press
Indigenous artists from across Canada perform in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press
Newly elected Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine, Inuit community President Natan Obed and Metis National Council president Cassidy Caron walk in St. Peter's square after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican.YARA NARDI/Reuters
Artists of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada's delegation dance in St. Peter's square, after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 1, 2022.YARA NARDI/Reuters
Women from Canada's First Nations gesture in St. Peter's Square, after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican.YARA NARDI/Reuters
From left, Gerald Antoine, First Nations NWT Regional Chief, Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami delegation, and Cassidy Caron, President of the Metis community, walk in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, after their meeting with Pope Francis.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press
Métis fiddler Alex Kusturok and Brianna Lizotte play during Pope Francis audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace with indigenous delegations from Canada at the Vatican.VATICAN MEDIA/Reuters
Adrian Gunner, Cree Nation Youth Grand Chief of northern Quebec with Pope Francis in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace with indigenous delegations from Canada at the Vatican.VATICAN MEDIA/Reuters
Pope Francis holds an audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace with indigenous delegations from Canada at the Vatican.VATICAN MEDIA/Reuters
The final audience stands with Pope Francis and members of the Indigenous delegation where the Pontiff delivered an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada's residential school system, at the Vatican.Vatican Media/The Canadian Press
Indigenous artists from across Canada perform in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Friday, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
Members of the Indigenous delegation from Canada in St. Peter's square after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
Inuit community President Natan Obed, Newly elected Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine and Metis National Council president Cassidy Caron in St. Peter's square after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
Third from left, Archbishop Donald Bolen from Saskatchewan with members of the Indigenous delegation from Canada in St. Peter's square after an audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail
Archbishop Donald Bolen from Saskatchewan with Kevin Haywahe of the Nakoda Nation of Saskatchewan in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Friday, April 1, 2022.Fabrizio Troccoli/The Globe and Mail