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WASHINGTON 鈥� The "penitential pilgrimage" by Pope Francis to heal the relationship between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the Catholic Church has been resonating in the United States, a country coming to terms with its own troubled history of resid

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. 鈥� Pope Francis spoke in three First Nations languages at a sacred pilgrimage site hours after his public mass in Edmonton was called a missed opportunity for not including Indigenous culture or traditions.

It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers fastened in place by a colorful, beaded headband after he apologized for the Catholic Church鈥檚 role in Canada鈥檚 鈥渄isastrous鈥� residentia

LAC SAINTE ANNE, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis prayed for healing Tuesday from the 鈥渢errible effects of colonization鈥� as he led a pilgrimage to a Canadian lake that has been known to Native peoples for centuries as a sacred place of healing.

Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops today in Alberta (all times are MT): 6:10 p.m.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. 鈥� The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John. The decision to halt the case in the B.C.

MONTREAL 鈥� As Pope Francis's visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that province.

Russia aims new air strikes at Black Sea coastal targets KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Russia targeted Ukraine鈥檚 Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with air strikes Tuesday, hitting private buildings and port infrastructure along the country's southern c

MASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis issued a historic apology Monday for the Catholic Church鈥檚 cooperation with Canada鈥檚 鈥渃atastrophic鈥� policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian socie

MASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis' apology Monday for the Catholic Church鈥檚 role in Canada's residential school system and the abuses that took place within it was a full-throated denunciation of a decadeslong policy of forced assimilation that