In his first public event in Canada, Pope Francis issued a formal apology to the country’s Indigenous community Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in the “cultural genocide” of generations of Indigenous children. One 80-year-old residential school survivor, Henry Boubard, who was sexually abused by a a priest, says it’s too late to reconcile, according to CNN.com. “You took away my education, you took away my life, you took away my marriage, you took away my identity, you took away everything I wanted to be. Boubard was one of several residential school survivors who told CNN.com about their dark experiences. A video by Vatican News captured the moment when Pope Francis received the feathered headdress and other festivities.

Source: CNN July 26, 2022 21:09 UTC