Pope in Canada: 'I am deeply sorry' for Native school policy
No images? Click here Lead storyEditor's note: Pope Francis delivered a historic apology this week to Indigenous peoples for the abuses suffered at the hands of Catholic missionaries in Canada’s church-run residential schools. The Associated Press provided wall-to-wall coverage of this consequential papal trip on Canadian soil. Alongside top notch visual crews and an assist from Canadian bureau chief Rob Gillies, the religion team’s Peter Smith and AP Vatican expert, Nicole Winfield, were on the ground to document the pope’s arrival in Edmonton, Alberta, and his monumental request for forgiveness at the site of a former residential school. But the religion team’s work began before the papal plane touched down on Sunday. In anticipation of the pope’s arrival, Smith and Jessie Wardarski documented the hopes and concerns of Indigenous Canadians ahead of Francis’ apology. Smith and Religion News Editor Holly Meyer added critical context by explaining further the modern phenomenon of churches apologizing for past sins. ![]() Religion NewsThese adoptees refuse to be Christian pro-life poster kidsThey're challenging the often-religious argument that adoption is a simple, sacred and mutually beneficial solution to abortion. By Kathryn Post/Religion News Service UN court rejects Myanmar claims, will hear Rohingya caseJudges at the United Nations’ highest court dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. By Mike Corder/The Associated Press The struggle to pull the SBC’s 13.7 million members ‘back from the brink’ has fallen squarely on the shoulders of Barber, a pastor from rural Texas. By Riley Farrell/Religion News Service Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them backRestitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts was one of the many agenda items awaiting Pope Francis on his trip to Canada. It's a debate facing museums across Europe about what to do with their colonial and Indigenous collections. By Nicole Winfield/The Associated Press Catholic hospitals’ growth impacts reproductive health careEven as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive health care are dwindling due to expansion of Catholic hospital networks. By Susan Haigh and David Crary/The Associated Press Commentary and AnalysisAntisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments and reactions on social media platforms. By Sabine von Mering and Monika Hübscher for The Conversation As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it. By David Sloane for The Conversation A great-great-grandson of Joseph Smith Jr. found the Mormon prophet’s photo tucked inside a locket passed down for generations. By Jana Riess/Religion News Service A scholar of the ancient Near East explains how loan forgiveness was handled thousands of years ago in the Bible and royal decrees. By Eva von Dassow for The Conversation People lit candles in memory of people killed by Russian shelling last Thursday, in the Orthodox church in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sunday, July 17, 2022. Russian missiles struck the city of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 100 others, Ukrainian officials said. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Did a friend or colleague forward this to you? Click the button below to subscribe. ![]()
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