When Pope Francis conducts a holy mass at the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on Thursday, an Innu man hopes he’ll do more than lead the congregation. Penote Antuan says he wants to see the Pope apologize for the harm Catholics have done to Indigenous people. What happened to all people who are Indigenous, people who live in Canada or elsewhere,” he said. He said his faith helped him through suicidal ideation as a young man and he’s deeply connected to the Catholic church today. He said he was one of the people to suggest Labrador Innu join Quebec Innu for the annual pilgrimage.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2022 13:58 UTC