May 13, 2022

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The Vatican confirmed on Friday that Pope Francis will visit three cities in Canada during the last week of July. The pope will travel to Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit on July 24-30. The pope had announced last month that he planned to meet indigenous peoples in Canada this summer for the feast of Saint Anne on July 26. In Canada, Francis is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for abuses committed against Indigenous students in Catholic-run residential schools. The pope’s full schedule in Canada will be published in the coming weeks. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251225/vatican-confirms-pope-francis-will-visit-3-cities-in-canada-in-july A Haitian priest has said a border wall being built by the Dominican Republic to stop Haitian emigration “is not the solution” to the problem. Father Pénès Célestin, a priest of the Diocese of Jérémie, said he invites Dominicans and Haitians to build bridges. Haiti has seen a surge of violence in recent years. There were as many as 1,200 kidnappings last year, and President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in July 2021. Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, whose economy is among the fastest growing in the region. The situation has led many Haitians to seek a better future in the neighboring country, in many cases illegally. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251221/haitian-priest-denounces-dominican-republics-border-fence Chinese Catholics on the mainland have reacted strongly to the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong. After being arrested by Chinese authorities, apparently for his involvement in a pro-democracy nonprofit, the cardinal was released on bail on May 11. The 90 year old Zen is an outspoken advocate of democracy and critic of the 2018 Vatican-China