The Vatican stated in its daily announcement of the appointment of the pope that the pope met with Cardinal Michael Cherny and Cardinal Marc Ollette respectively.

Ouellet meets with the Pope every Saturday as the head of the Vatican’s department overseeing the bishop.

Czerny, an expert on immigration and refugee issues in the Vatican, does not meet regularly with the Pope every week. He is a Czech-born Canadian national, and his family immigrated to Montreal when he was two years old.

Although the Vatican did not specify what was discussed in the private audience, the diplomat said that it would be very unusual if the recent incident in Canada did not show up.

Pressure to apologize

The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc aboriginal in British Columbia announced on May 27 that they had discovered it and believed it was Approximately 215 children were buried Close to the former Kamloops Indian boarding school. The school was operated by the Catholic Church from 1890 to 1969.

So far, church officials have refused to disclose records related to the school.

Many Canadians called on the Pope to formally apologize for the role of the Catholic Church in boarding schools.

Between the 1870s and 1997, more than 150,000 Aboriginal, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend church-run, government-funded schools.

Francis, who was elected Pope in 2013, has already apologized for the role of the Church in American colonialism, but he mostly chose to make such apologies when visiting various countries. There is no arrangement for the Pope to visit Canada.

Visited Bolivia in 2015, Francis apologized Because of “many felonies [that] Crimes were committed against Native Americans in the name of God. “

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that the Catholic Church must be responsible for its role in managing many schools.

Many boarding school children are physically, sexually or psychologically abused In the system described by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Called cultural genocide in its landmark 2015 report.

The discovery of the children’s remains at the Kamloops Indian Boarding School reopened old wounds and aroused Canada’s outrage over the lack of information and accountability.

In 2008, The Canadian government officially apologized For the system. Trudeau said on Friday that many people “want to know why the Catholic Church in Canada remained silent and did not strengthen.”

Anyone affected by the boarding school experience and those affected by the latest report can receive support.

A nationwide Indian boarding school crisis hotline has been established to provide support to former students and those affected. People can call the 24-hour national crisis hotline: 1-866-925-4419 for emotional and crisis referral services.