Canada

The 85-year-old pontiff was set to make a speech first in Quebec City before traveling to the vast northern territory’s capital, Iqaluit, which means “the place of many fish.” There,...

Philomena Gori had a lot riding on her attendance of the 24th International AIDS Conference, which kicks off in the Canadian city of Montreal on Friday. The biennial event brings together thousands of scientists,...

Melissa Barrera’s profile has been on the rise for the past few years, ever since she was cast as one of the leads on the Starz series Vida. Since that show...

In his extensive papal travels, Pope Francis has never journeyed farther north than Iqaluit, capital city of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut. On Friday, it will be the final stop...

QUEBEC CITY — The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn’t go far enough, suggesting that...

The official government reaction came as Francis arrived in Quebec City for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon at her Quebec residence, the hilltop Citadelle...

Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises are jeopardizing efforts...

It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers fastened in place by a colorful, beaded headband after he apologized...

Pope Francis on Monday issued a much-anticipated apologyfor the “evil committed by so many Christians,” in Canada’s “catastrophic” residential school system for indigenous children.  “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the...

EDMONTON, Alberta — As Pope Francis pays a historic visit to Canada, he is encountering a country that is less Catholic, more secular and more religiously diverse than the last...