“Representative bodies are inconceivable when only the dominant power occupies spaces,” the pope said.
Pope calls for Indigenous quotas in world’s legislatures
What is the Doctrine of Discovery and will Vatican statement affect it?
A date for a new papal statement on the Doctrine of Discovery, promised by Pope Francis on his way home from Canada to Rome, has not been announced. But whenever it happens, it is likely to address core concerns of Indigenous people in Canada and in many other parts of the world.
Pope says residential-school policy was part of ‘genocide’ plan
During an in-flight news conference July 29, Pope Francis also talked about his future papal trips, possible retirement and the German church’s synodal path.