Pope Francis

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JULY 20 ARTICLES...

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-apostolic-visit-penitential-pilgrimage-canada.html
Pope’s Penitential Pilgrimage to Canada to reconcile and heal

Pope Francis is set to fly to Canada on Sunday for his 37th Apostolic Visit abroad. He'll be travelling to the Canadian cities of Edmonton, Quebec, and Iqaluit, where the Holy Father will bring his closeness to indigenous peoples who suffered from attempts to erase their culture, especially in the residential schools system.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
20 July 2022, 14:09

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/audience-pope-prince-albert-monaco-princess-charlene.html
Pope Francis receives Albert and Charlene of Monaco
20 July 2022, 18:18

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JULY 21 ARTICLES...

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-message-for-world-day-for-creation-francis.html
Pope: Sweet song of praise for Creation has become 'anguished plea'

Pope Francis calls for a "covenant" between people and the environment God gave us, in his Message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation to be observed by the Church on September 1st. In the text published on Thursday, the Pope calls for decisive actions at the upcoming COP27 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biodiversity, and appeals for the adoption of four key principles.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
21 July 2022, 13:00

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-attends-funeral-of-jesuit-father-diego-fares.html
Pope Francis attends funeral of Jesuit Father Diego Fares

Pope Francis ventures from the Vatican to attend the funeral of 66-year-old Jesuit priest, Father Diego Fares, a writer for 'La Civiltà Cattolica,' who passed away on Tuesday evening.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
21 July 2022, 15:27

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-apostolic-journey-canada-saint-mary-major.html

Pope Francis entrusts Apostolic Journey to Canada to Our Lady
22 July 2022, 11:13

Pope Francis places his Apostolic Journey to Canada into the hands of Our Lady, praying before the icon of Mary, Salus Populi Romani, in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
By Francesca Merlo

Two nights before Pope Francis's 37th Apostolic Journey abroad, he went as is his custom to the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major to entrust his visit to Our Lady, according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office.

Pope Francis will depart Rome on Sunday morning, arriving in Canada around 9:00AM local time.

Penitential pilgrimage

On Sunday during his Angelus, the Holy Father described his journey to Canada as a "penitential pilgrimage", that will hopefully contribute to a process of healing and reconciliation with the country’s indigenous peoples.

During the 24-30 July Visit, the Pope will make stops in Edmonton, Quebec, and the northern city of Iqaluit.
 
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2022-07/an-overwiew-of-the-church-in-canada.html
An overview of the Church in Canada
22 July 2022, 09:00

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-07/pope-francis-motu-proprio-opus-dei.html

Motu Proprio on Opus Dei to protect charism and promote evangelization
22 July 2022, 13:14

With the document "Ad charisma tuendum," as of August 4, Pope Francis disposes that the Prelature of Opus Dei transfer competencies from the Dicastery for Bishops and establishes that the Prelate can no longer hold episcopal status. Prelate Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz says the Pope asks that the new Prelate “be a guide but above all a father.”
By Alessandro De Carolis

Forty years after the Apostolic Constitution Ut sit, with which Pope St. John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a Personal Prelature, Pope Francis modifies some of its structures on the basis of Praedicate Evangelium, with the aim of "protecting the charism" and "promoting the evangelizing action that its members carry out in the world" by spreading "the call to holiness in the world, through the sanctification of work and family and social commitments."

The Motu Proprio Ad charisma tuendum , promulgated today, establishes new orientations that see the amendment of some Ut sit's articles, harmonizing them with what has been established by the recent Apostolic Constitution.
 
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251851/to-guard-the-charism-in-new-decree-pope-francis-makes-changes-to-opus-dei
'To guard the charism': In new decree, Pope Francis makes changes to Opus Dei
By Courtney Mares
Vatican City, Jul 22, 2022 / 08:20 am

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-07/holy-see-osce-equality-democratic-society-women-men.html

Holy See: Equality among all is fundamental aspect of just and democratic society
22 July 2022, 11:00

The Holy See reiterates its commitment to dialogue and productive engagement in order to promote true equality between men and women at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
By Benedict Mayaki

The Holy See has restated its support for the principle that “full and true equality between men and women is a fundamental aspect of a just and democratic society.”

Monsignor Simon Kassas, the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of the Holy See said this during an intervention at the 1383rd meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council, which took place in Vienna on Thursday.

During the meeting, the Secretary General of the Organization presented the Annual Progress on the Implementation of the OSCE 2004 Action Plan on the Promotion of Gender Equality.
 

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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251848/full-text-of-statement-by-the-holy-see-on-german-synodal-way

FULL TEXT: Statement by the Holy See on German 'Synodal Way'
By CNA Staff
CNA Newsroom, Jul 22, 2022 / 03:02 am

The Holy See intervened in the German “Synodal Way” on July 21, 2022, warning of a “threat to the unity of the Church.”

Below is the full text of the statement in a working translation into English, provided by CNA:

"In order to safeguard the freedom of the People of God and the exercise of the episcopal ministry, it seems necessary to clarify that the 'Synodal Way' in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of governance and new orientations of doctrine and morals.
 
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-07/holy-see-germany-church-synodal-path-convergence-universal-churc.html
Holy See: Germany's synodal path cannot make doctrinal decisions
21 July 2022, 14:00

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251841/vatican-warns-of-threat-to-the-unity-germany-synodal-way
Vatican warning: Germany's ‘Synodal Way’ poses ‘threat to the unity of the Church’
By AC Wimmer
Vatican City, Jul 21, 2022 / 07:25 am

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2022/07/german-catholic-leaders-astonished-at-vatican-warning-about-synodal-path
German Catholic leaders ‘astonished’ at Vatican warning about ‘Synodal Path’
By Elise Ann Allen
Jul 22, 2022

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-offers-best-wishes-to-italian-president-on-his-birthday.html

Pope offers best wishes to Italian President on his birthday
23 July 2022, 14:42

Pope Francis offers the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, his best wishes as he marks his 81st birthday on Saturday. The greetings came in a telegram in which the Pope lauded him for his dedication in guiding the country.
By Vatican News staff reporter

Pope Francis expressed his joy and best wishes, but also his prayers and remembrance in his greetings to President Mattarella on Saturday.

In the telegram sent to Italy's Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, who turned 81 on Saturday and has served as President of the Republic since February 2015, the Pope underscored the "high service" he carries out "on behalf of the beloved Italian people."
 
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251860/pope-francis-to-italian-president-italy-faces-crucial-choices-for-the-life-of-the-country
Pope Francis to Italian president: Italy faces ‘crucial choices for the life of the country’
By Courtney Mares
Rome, Italy, Jul 23, 2022 / 07:00 am

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https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251863/world-day-for-grandparents-and-elderly-2022

Here’s how to receive a plenary indulgence July 24 on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
By Maisy Sullivan
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 23, 2022 / 09:30 am

On July 24, the Catholic Church celebrates its second annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

This special observance, held on the fourth Sunday of July each year, is timed to roughly coincide with the July 26 feast day of Sts. Anne and Joachim, Mary’s mother and father and Jesus’ grandparents.

By visiting the elderly on July 24, Catholics are eligible to receive a plenary indulgence.

A plenary indulgence, as defined by the Catechism of the Catholic Church, is “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.” It must be followed by confession, Holy Communion, and prayer as soon as possible afterward. Those who wish to receive it are required to truly intend to remove themselves from sin.

A decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary on May 30 said that the indulgence for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is available “to the faithful who devote adequate time to visit, in presence or virtually, through the media, their elderly brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty.” The plenary indulgence can also be obtained by attending a solemn commemoration of the annual event by Pope Francis or related celebrations around the world.

Since Pope Francis has said that plenary indulgences can be granted by visiting the elderly either in-person or virtually, this means that a simple phone call can grant you forgiveness from sins, and make beloved grandparents and elderly loved ones smile.
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-06/pope-francis-canada-schedule-apostolic-journey.html
Vatican releases programme for Pope Francis' Canada visit
23 June 2022, 16:05
By Vatican News staff reporter

With just over one month to go before the Pope is scheduled to depart for his Apostolic Journey to Canada, the Vatican Press Office on Thursday released details of the visit.

The Pope is set to depart Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on the morning of Sunday, 24 July, and receive an official welcome to Canada at Edmonton International Airport that same day.

His first public events start on Monday, 25 July, with a meeting with Indigenous Peoples: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the city of Maskwacis, around 70 kilometers north of Edmonton.

He then returns to Edmonton to meet in the afternoon with Indigenous Peoples and members of the parish community of the Sacred Heart.

On Tuesday, 26 July, Pope Francis celebrates a public Mass at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, before traveling outside the city to Lac Ste. Anne, where he will participate in a pilgrimage and Liturgy of the Word.
 

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/06/23/0487/01002.html#inglese
Viaggio Apostolico di Sua Santità Francesco in Canada (24-30 luglio 2022) - Programma, 23.06.2022
 
Programma in lingua inglese

Sunday, 24 July 2022
ROME - EDMONTON

09:00     Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Edmonton 
11:20     Arrival at Edmonton International Airport
11:20     OFFICIAL WELCOME at Edmonton International Airport
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-departure-apostolic-journey-canada.html
Pope Francis sets off on ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada
24 July 2022, 09:20

Pope Francis departs from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on Sunday morning to begin his 37th Apostolic Journey abroad, which will see him embrace the people of Canada.
By Devin Watkins

Sunday morning saw Pope Francis fly out of Rome on an ITA Airways plane to kick off his Apostolic Journey to Canada.

The papal plane took off at 9:16 AM Rome time, and is expected to land in the western Canadian city of Edmonton about 11:20 AM MDT (7:20 PM Rome time).

He is scheduled to receive an official welcome to Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Salma Lakhani.

The Pope will then travel to St. Joseph Seminary and rest up from his long flight for the rest of the day. His first public encounters begin in earnest on Monday morning.
 

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/john-paul-ii-apostolic-journey-canada-indigenous-peoples.html
John Paul II: ‘I come to proclaim your dignity and support your destiny'
24 July 2022, 12:00

Pope Francis travels on Sunday to Canada for his 37th Apostolic Journey where he will primarily meet with representatives of the indigenous peoples who live in Canada. On several occasions, his predecessor Pope John Paul II met with representatives of the indigenous peoples living in Canada, praising their culture, upholding their rights, and acknowledging that, ‘the hour has come to bind up wounds, to heal all divisions’.
Compiled by Sr. Bernadette M. Reis, fsp

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251864/pope-francis-begins-penitential-pilgrimage-to-canada
Pope Francis begins ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada
By CNA Staff
Rome, Italy, Jul 24, 2022 / 07:33 am

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-offers-prayers-for-peace-in-telegrams-from-flight-to-canada.html
Pope offers prayers for peace in telegrams from flight to Canada
24 July 2022, 12:30

Pope Francis sends telegrams to heads of state during his flight to Canada, while flying over the various nations, offering his good wishes for unity and peace.
By Vatican News staff writer

Pope Francis has sent his customary greetings to heads of state of countries over which the papal plane to Canada is flying, offering them good wishes for unity and peace. During the flight to Canada, he sent messages to leaders in Italy, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, Iceland, and Denmark.
 

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-greets-journalists-on-papal-flight-to-canada.html
Pope Francis remembers Grandparents Day on Papal Flight
24 July 2022, 12:34

Aboard Papal Flight for 'Penitential Pilgrimage' to Canada, Pope Francis remembers in a special way the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly celebrated by the Church on Sunday. Before walking to greet journalists in the corridors, the Pope praises grandparents as the roots who must be treasured and bring everything forward.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251865/heres-what-pope-francis-said-on-the-world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly
Here’s what Pope Francis said on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
By CNA Staff
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 24, 2022 / 07:55 am

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2022/july.index.html
Speeches 2022 July
Apostolic Journey to Canada: Greeting to journalists on the flight to Canada (24 July 2022)

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-arrives-in-canada-first-events-to-start-monday.html
Pope Francis arrives in Canada, first public events to start Monday
24 July 2022, 19:16

Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton, Canada, to mark the start of his 37th Apostolic Journey abroad, what he has called a “penitential pilgrimage” to the nation as a way to contribute to the process of "healing and reconciliation with the country’s indigenous peoples.”
By Vatican News staff writer

The papal plane landed at 11:09 am local time at Edmonton International Airport after a more than ten hour flight from Rome where he left in the morning local time.

The arrival of the Pope with the journalists on board with him is to be followed with a brief welcome by civil and religious authorities, including Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Salma Lakhani.
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/06/23/0487/01002.html#inglese
Viaggio Apostolico di Sua Santità Francesco in Canada (24-30 luglio 2022) - Programma, 23.06.2022

 
Monday, 25 July 2022

EDMONTON - MASKWACIS - EDMONTON

10:00     MEETING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT at Maskwacis     Address of the Holy Father

16:45     MEETING WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MEMBERS OF THE PARISH COMMUNITY OF SACRED HEART at Edmonton     Address of the Holy Father
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-canada-day-one-edmonton-maskwacis-indigenous.html
Pope in Canada Day One: on the land of the Indigenous Peoples
25 July 2022, 13:50

Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” in Canada gets into full swing on Monday morning, with a visit to a former residential school in Maskwacis, about an hour south of Edmonton.
By Christopher Wells, Edmonton

Instead of the usual meetings with civil authorities and members of the diplomatic corps, the Pope’s first stop on this Apostolic Journey will be an encounter with survivors of the notorious residential school system, which for more than a century aimed at assimilating indigenous school children into the prevailing eurocentric culture.

Ermineskin Indian Residential School

The Ermineskin Indian Residential School that Pope Francis is visiting on Monday was one of the largest in Canada and was operated by Catholic missionaries from its foundation in 1895 until the federal government assumed responsibility for the facility in 1969. The school was closed six years later.
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-apostolic-journey-sacred-heart-indigenous-church.html
Canada's only designated Indigenous Church welcomes Pope
25 July 2022, 13:54

Fr. Susai Jesu, OMI, parish priest of Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton which will host the Pope on the first day of his Apostolic Journey to Canada, reflects on the significance of the Pope’s visit to the community of the only designated Indigenous Church in Canada.
By Vatican News staff reporter

Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday to begin his 37th Apostolic Journey abroad - a “penitential pilgrimage” as he describes it - with an emphasis on the Indigenous peoples of the country who await his message of repentance and reconciliation.

On the lineup of the Holy Father’s activities on Monday is a visit to Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton, which will see him meet with members of the Parish community and the Indigenous peoples, including those who may not have a particular connection to an Indigenous organization or group.

Sacred Heart is Edmonton’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit parish and is the only designated Indigenous Church in all of Canada.
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/canada-pope-reiterates-shame-for-indian-residential-schools.html
Pope says he is 'deeply sorry' to Indigeneous Peoples in Canada
25 July 2022, 19:45

In his first public event in Canada, Pope Francis addresses representatives of Indigenous Peoples of the First Nations, the Métis and the Inuit gathered in Maskwacis Park, near Edmonton. In his poignant speech, he again implores forgiveness for the evils committed by many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples in Canada in the residential school system.
By Lisa Zengarini


Pope Francis in Maskwacis accompanied by Indigenous Chiefs   Vatican News

The words sorry, shame, pain and indignation resounded strongly in Pope Francis’s first public speech of his penitential pilgrimage to Canada. Addressing some 2,000 Indigenous people residential school survivors, Chiefs, leaders, elders, knowledge keepers and youth from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Maskwacis Park ("Bear hills", in the Cree language) on Monday, the Pope reiterated his deep sense of “pain and remorse” for the suffering inflicted on the Indigenous peoples of Canada, and specifically for the violence of forced assimilation endured in the residential school system.
 
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251870/pope-francis-apologizes-for-the-harm-done-to-indigenous-canadians-at-residential-schools
Pope Francis apologizes for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools
By Jonah McKeown
Denver Newsroom, Jul 25, 2022 / 12:17 pm

Photos, English text of speeches and video, with English commentary, at the link below--
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/7/25/popolazioniindigene-canada.html
Apostolic Journey to Canada: Meeting with indigenous peoples, First nations, Métis and Inuit

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-canada-sacred-heart-indigenous-church-meeting.html
Pope: ‘Christ, crucified in Canada's residential school students, reconciles us on Cross’
26 July 2022, 01:28

Pope Francis meets with members of the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton, and says reconciliation is a gift of Christ to move forward in the wake of the pain caused by the Church’s role in the Canadian residential school system.
By Devin Watkins

“This is the way forward: to look together to Christ, to love betrayed and crucified for our sake; to look to Christ, crucified in the many students of the residential schools.”

Pope Francis set out that path for the Catholic Church in Canada on Monday, as he met with members of the country’s only designated Indigenous parish church.

The Pope held the encounter in the western city of Edmonton with parishioners of the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, which came on the heels of his public apology for the Church’s role in running residential schools.
 
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251874/christ-offers-example-of-reconciliation-through-suffering-pope-francis-tells-indigenous-catholics-in-canada
Pope Francis: Christ offers example of reconciliation through suffering
By Jonah McKeown
Denver Newsroom, Jul 25, 2022 / 17:42 pm

Photoa and video at the link below--
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/7/25/incontroedmonton-canada.html
Apostolic Journey to Canada: Meeting with indigenous peoples and members of the Parish Community of Sacred Heart at Edmonton

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2022/outside/documents/canada-2022.html
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS to CANADA
24 - 30 JULY 2022

 
Tuesday, 26 July 2022

EDMONTON - LAC STE. ANNE – EDMONTON

10:15   Holy Mass at "Commonwealth Stadium" in Edmonton
17:00   Participation in the “Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage” and Liturgy of the Word at the "Lac Ste. Anne"
 

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

Full video of the Holy Mass in Edmonton, with English commentary, at the link

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-francis-canada-homily-mass-indigenous-edmonton-stadium.html
Pope in Canada: Preserve your history to protect your future
26 July 2022, 18:00

During Mass celebrated at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Tuesday - the feast day of Sts Joachim and Anne - Pope Francis reflects on the important role of grandparents in passing down the faith, and highlights the need to preserve the memory of those who preceded us.
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ

On the second day of his 5-day “Penitential Pilgrimage” to Canada, Pope Francis presided at the Holy Mass at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, with the presence of the faithful.

In the homily, the Holy Father invited everyone to think about their own grandparents, as the Church celebrates the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne, in whose home the child Jesus came to know his relatives and “experienced the closeness, tender love and wisdom of His grandparents.”
 

Photos, English text of homily and video, with English commentary, at the link below--
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/7/26/messa-edmonton-canada.html
Apostolic Journey to Canada: Holy Mass
"Commonwealth Stadium" in Edmonton

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Pope Francis' trip to Canada -- July 24-30, 2022

Full video of the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage and Liturgy of the Word, with English commentary, at the link

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-07/pope-indigenous-peoples-grandmothers-are-treasure-of-the-church.html
Pope: Indigenous Peoples and grandmothers are a precious treasure of the Church
27 July 2022, 02:37

Following the Mass in the Commonwealth Stadium of Edmonton, on Tuesday, Pope Francis celebrates a Liturgy of the Word at Lac Ste. Anne, one of the most sacred sites for Indigenous peoples of North America, long known as a place of healing. In his homily he says that Indigenous Peoples and grandparents are a precious treasure of the Church.
By Lisa Zengarini

Thousands of pilgrims welcomed Pope Francis as he joined their annual pilgrimage to the sacred shores of Lac Ste. Anne, on Tuesday afternoon, local time.  The lake called Wakamne (“Lake of God”) by the Nakota Sioux and “Lake of the Spirit” by the Cree people, is renowned for its healing waters and for its spiritual significance both to Catholics and Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Northwestern United States.

It was named after St. Anne, the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, by a Quebecois Catholic missionary, who launched the pilgrimage in the late 19th century, celebrating the week of her Feast Day, on 26 July.