The leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics arrives in Canada in the coming days, with a focus of the trip being reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and an apology for abuses committed at church-run residential schools.

The visit comes amid declining influence and attendance for the church, a change that has been happening over decades.

National Post reporter and Michelle Lang Fellow Jessica Mundie joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss the significance of the Papal visit, how some Catholics reconcile their faith with the church’s dark history, and what the state of the church is in Canada today.

Background reading: The state of the Catholic Church in Canada, amid scandals and declining attendance

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