Pope Francis presented his "
apologies
" on Friday April 1 for the tragedy of violence perpetrated for decades in residential schools for indigenous people in Canada run by the Church, expressing his "
shame
" and his "
indignation
".
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"
I ask God's forgiveness
" and "
I join my brother Canadian bishops in apologizing to you
", declared the sovereign pontiff during an audience in the Vatican in front of the Métis, Inuit and First Nations delegations.