Pope Francis is expected to arrive in Canada on Sunday for a six-day tour, marking the pope’s first visit to the country in 20 years.
The Pope is expected to visit Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit, where he will meet with Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors. He is expected to issue an apology over the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system.
Here is the full itinerary of the Pope’s visit:
SUNDAY JULY 24
Pope Francis is scheduled to land at Edmonton International Airport and attend the welcome ceremony. There will be no events for the rest of the day to allow the 85-year-old pope to rest.
MONDAY JULY 25
The Pope will meet residential school survivors from across Canada in the morning in Maskwacis, Alta., home of the former Ermineskin Residential School. This was the only residential school visit on the Pope’s itinerary.
CTV News and CTVNews.ca will air a two-hour special about the Pope’s visit to Maskwacis from 11am to 1pm EDT.
Later in the afternoon, the Pope will return to Edmonton and meet with parishioners and indigenous community members at the Church of the Sacred Heart of the First Peoples. This church was once known as a space that regularly blends Catholic and Indigenous traditions, and was recently reopened following an accidental fire in 2020.
A live special will air on CTVNews.ca including the Pope’s visit to the Church of the Sacred Heart of the First Peoples from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Pope Francis will hold an outdoor mass at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium with 65,000 attendees to mark the Feast of Saint Anne, the celebration of the mother of the Virgin Mary, a widely revered figure widely among the indigenous Catholics. CTVNews.ca will broadcast a live special that includes the masses from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
After Mass, he will go to Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage National Historic Site northwest of Edmonton and welcomes Indigenous pilgrims from across Canada and the United States.
Events at Lac Ste. Anne will also be streamed on CTVNews.ca from 6pm-7pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
The Pope will depart for Quebec City, where he will meet Governor Mary Simon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as indigenous leaders and other dignitaries at Old Quebec
While meetings at the Citadelle will be private, the public is invited to attend shows that showcase indigenous culture at the Plains of Abraham. Tickets are not required for events at Plains.
After his meetings in the Citadelle, the Pope will travel across the Plains of Abraham in his tram and greet the public.
Events at the Citadelle and the Plains will be broadcast in a live special on CTVNews.ca from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT.
THURSDAY 28/7
Pope Francis will hold morning Mass at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré. Masses will also be played on video screens at the Plains of Abraham. It will also be broadcast in a live special on CTVNews.ca from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
In the early evening hours, the Pope will hold a vigil with the clergy at the Basilica-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec.
FRIDAY JULY 29
The day will begin with private meetings at the residence of the Archbishop of Quebec. The Pope will meet with members of the Society of Jesus, a religious order with the Catholic Church commonly known as the Jesuits.
He will also meet with a delegation representing indigenous peoples from eastern Canada before flying to Iqaluit.
The Pope will begin his Iqaluit tour with another one-on-one meeting with residential school survivors before attending a free public community event organized by Inuit leaders outside an elementary school. local study.
Pope Francis will fly back to Rome later that evening.
