Pope Francis May Go to Canada

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Deborah Castellano Lubov

27 October, 2021

1 min

Pope Francis May Go to Canada

Vatican Issues Brief Statement

Pope on return flight from Iraq - Copyright: Vatican Media

Pope Francis may visit Canada.

The news came in a statement published by the Holy See Press Office, today, Oct. 27, 2021, in three languages.

“The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops,” the statement began, “has invited the Holy Father to make an apostolic journey to Canada, also in the context of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with indigenous peoples.”

“His Holiness,” it concluded, “has indicated his willingness to visit the country on a date to be settled in due course.”

Deborah Castellano Lubov

Deborah Castellano Lubov is Editorial Director & Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for EXAUDI (& Prior, for ZENIT); Author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/