Vatican releases details of Pope’s planned visit to Canada

The itinerary includes several encounters with indigenous groups, as well as a visit to Maskwacis, home to the former Ermineskin Residential School

Pope Francis has been using a wheelchair (Andrew Medichini/AP)

The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada next month, signalling he intends to go ahead with the trip despite knee problems that forced him to cancel a visit to Africa.

Francis is due to visit Canada to apologise to indigenous peoples for abuses at Catholic-run residential schools.