On July 24, Pope Francis began a weeklong trip across Canada that he called a “pilgrimage of penance” to meet with Indigenous communities and formally apologize for the rampant abuse and “cultural genocide,” at residential schools—ran by the Roman Catholic church—where more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly enrolled. Pope Francis’s trip comes roughly a year after the remains of more than 1,000 people, primarily children, were discovered on the grounds of former residential schools across Canada, notably in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The unmarked, mass burial sites sparked national outrage over Canada’s long history of abuse and death that took place at residential schools. The Pope’s apology will hold different weight across Indigenous communities—but for many, there is a sense that it isn’t enough. Read more about the history behind Pope Francis’s apology to Canada’s Indigenous communities at the link in our bio. Photograph by Gregorio Borgia (@gregorioborgia)—@apnews