VATICAN CITY --- Pope Francis issued a historic apology to Canadian indigenous peoples on Friday for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools that sought to erase their cultures and where many children suffered abuse and were buried in unmarked graves. Pope Francis, in an address to native leaders after meetings with delegates from various indigenous nations, also said he hoped to visit Canada in July. One of the leaders, who want the Pope to make the apology directly to their communities in their native lands in Canada, called his words "historic" and another said they reflected the "entirety" of their message to him. "For the deplorable behavior of those members...
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