Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with His Holiness Pope Francis on the margins of the G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy. 

Prime Minister Trudeau thanked Pope Francis for visiting Canada in July 2022 to engage with Indigenous Peoples on their ancestral lands, acknowledge the truths about the residential school system, and recognize its painful legacy for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in Canada. The Prime Minister and the Pope discussed the importance of continuing to advance Indigenous reconciliation, including the need for the Church to take concrete action to repatriate Indigenous cultural artifacts. 

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