2009-04-15
07:22:19
After two years of pushing, a delegation of Canadian residential-school survivors has been granted a rare private audience with the Pope.
The April 29th meeting at the Vatican is fuelling hope that Pope Benedict might apologize for abuse in aboriginal institutions run by Roman Catholic missionary congregations, including those in northwestern Ontario.
He's also expected to present survivors with a signed declaration of the church's will to work toward reconciliation
