Pope Francis will travel to Quebec City today as his reconciliation visit to Canada winds down
The Alberta leg of the Pope's journey included a visit to the Indigenous community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton.
Standing there before residential school survivors and Indigenous leaders, he apologized for abuses at the institutions, most of which were run by the Roman Catholic Church. Francis also led an outdoor public mass at Edmonton's football stadium, which some criticized as too traditional. He also joined a pilgrimage at Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton -- a place of spiritual significance for many Indigenous Catholics that is thought to have healing properties. Francis blessed the lake and then sprinkled some of its water on people in the crowd.
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