Pope Francis confirms visit to Canada, including stop in Quebec
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The Pope cancelled a planned July trip to Africa at the request of doctors, but the Vatican says the visit to Canada July 24 to 29 will go ahead.
On Thursday, noon mass at St. Patrick’s Basilica in Montreal took on a special meaning: a moment to give thanks for the news that Pope Francis is coming to Canada and visiting Quebec.
“It was a joy,” Monsignor Francis John Coyle said of the moment he learned the news. “As I always say, you never think or underestimate Pope Francis.”
The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis will visit Canada and include a stop in Quebec.
The Pope cancelled a planned July trip to Africa at the request of doctors, but the Vatican says the visit to Canada July 24 to 29 will go ahead.
“I think it shows how much he really wants to meet with the Indigenous people in Canada,” said Janet McLean, a parishioner of St. Patrick’s Basilica.
His first stop is expected to be Alberta, which will include a visit to the site of a former residential school.
He will then move on to Quebec City July 28 and 29. His trip will end in Iqaluit.
Quebec Archbishop Gérald Lacroix says the Pope will be welcomed in Quebec by government officials at the Citadelle as is customary. He will also offer a public address.
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