Enough seats for survivors at Pope’s mass in Quebec, says papal visit planning team – CBC

Jul 14, 2022

Planning committee promises survivors front-row seats inside the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica

There will be enough seats for all First Nations survivors who want to attend Pope Francis’s big reconciliation mass in Quebec after all, the planning committee for the papal visit has confirmed.

“We will be able to respond to the request of every single survivor of residential schools who would like to attend this moment,” said Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre, who is part of the committee.

The announcement follows a meeting between Indigenous leaders and the planning team, during which the two parties discussed the number of survivors in Eastern Canada who want to attend the mass, which will take place on July 28 at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica, about 30 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

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