Pope Francis landed in Canada on Sunday at the start of a week-long “pilgrimage of penance” which will focus on an apology for the abuse of indigenous children at Church-run residential schools. The papal plane touched down in Edmonton yesterday, while the Pope will visit a former residential school and meet with indigenous peoples on Monday, according to Reuters.

The Pontiff's first stop will be in Alberta, where he will visit the former site of Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Maskwacis, a First Nations community south of Edmonton, a city where the Pope will later attend Mass and visit the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, the first national parish for indigenous peoples. Pope Francis is also expected to visit Lac Ste Anne, the site of a major annual pilgrimage in a First Nations and Métis community. Pope Francis will also celebrate Mass in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, a pilgrimage site on the Saint Lawrence River.