Pope Francis to visit Canada

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The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, is pictured in Quebec, in this June 24, 2017, file photo. Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at the shrine, which honors St. Anne, mother of Mary, during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

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The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, is pictured in Quebec in this July 23, 2017, file photo. Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at the shrine, which honors St. Anne, mother of Mary, during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

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People walk out of the water at the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta in this July 21, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will visit Lac Ste. Anne, a favored pilgrimage site for Indigenous peoples, during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Lincoln Ho, Grandin Media)

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Retired Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, blesses pilgrims at the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta in this July 21, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will visit Lac Ste. Anne, a favored pilgrimage site for Indigenous peoples, during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Lincoln Ho, Grandin Media)

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Pilgrims wade into the water at the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta in this July 21, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will visit Lac Ste. Anne, a favored pilgrimage site for Indigenous peoples, during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Lincoln Ho, Grandin Media)

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Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, is surrounded by other delegates from the council as she briefs journalists after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican in this March 28, 2022, file photo. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, and other Canadian Indigenous delegates from the council talk with journalists after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican in this March 28, 2022, file photo. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Ted Quewezance, former chief of Keeseekoose First Nation and a residential school survivor, is pictured with Archbishop Donald Bolen of Regina, Saskatchewan, in Rome in this March 30, 2022, file photo. Pope Francis is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

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Pope Francis is pictured with Indigenous delegates from Canada's First Nations during a meeting at the Vatican in this March 31, 2022, file photo. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Members of the Assembly of First Nations perform in St. Peter's Square after Indigenous delegates attended an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in this April 1, 2022, file photo. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

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Women from Canada's First Nations gesture in St. Peter's Square after an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in this April 1, 2022, file photo. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

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This is a promotional banner for Pope Francis' July 24-29 visit to Canada. The pope is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples for the church's involvement in residential schools during the trip. (CNS photo/Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)

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Mary Simon, who is the first Indigenous governor general of Canada, attends the Indigenous Reflection Ceremony, as Canada celebrates its 155th anniversary, at LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa, Ontario, July 1, 2022. Pope Francis is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Blair Gable, Reuters)

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gathers with his family at LeBreton Flats Park on the day of the Indigenous Reflection Ceremony, as Canada celebrates its 155th anniversary, in Ottawa, Ontario, July 1, 2022. Pope Francis is expected to apologize directly to Indigenous peoples during his July 24-29 visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Blair Gable, Reuters)