Pope to visit Canada and apologise for church’s abuse of Indigenous people

Pope Francis in a wheelchair delivers his address during an audience with members of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican on Friday May 13 2022 (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis plans to visit Canada this summer to apologise for the abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church – despite struggling with a bad knee.

Francis will head to Canada on July 24, returning to Rome on July 30, the Vatican said on Friday.