First Nations delegates to call on Pope Francis to revoke church doctrine used to justify colonialism

Members of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will urge Pope Francis on Thursday to revoke centuries-old papal decrees used to justify the seizure of Indigenous land in the Americas by colonial powers.

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