Pope Francis, known for non-traditional papacy and historic Canadian apology to Indigenous people, dies at 88

Catholics in Alberta mourn the death of Pope Francis, reflect on his legacy

For many Catholics in Alberta, the most enduring part of Pope Francis' legacy will be his historic apology for the Catholic's role in church-run residential schools.

West Country faith leaders remember Pope Francis

West Country faith leaders have expressed their "shock" and "sadness" at the death of Pope Francis.

Federal leaders remember Pope Francis as humble pontiff who moved reconciliation forward

Canada’s political leaders are remembering Pope Francis as a humble leader with a deep moral obligation to the spiritual courage to help the world’s most vulnerable

Pope Francis, known for non-traditional papacy and historic Canadian apology to Indigenous people, dies at 88

Pope Francis, who took the world by storm with his non-traditional papacy and made history for delivering a long-awaited apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in Canadian residential school abuses against Indigenous people, has died at age 88.

Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file.

Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

TORONTO — Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its rank and file. The Vatican says the pontiff died Monday at age 88. Francis was the global leader of Canada’s most popular organized religion. Nearly 11 million Canadians identified as Catholic in the 2021 census, second only to those witho…