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Vatican returns to Canada artifacts connected to Indigenous people

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Catholic missionaries sent the artifacts to Rome on the occasion of a 1925 exhibition held by Pope Pius XI that displayed more than 100,000 objects.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025 19:05

 Members of the clergy stand during a Mass at the Holy Family Church after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, in Gaza City, April 21, 2025.  (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)
Members of the clergy stand during a Mass at the Holy Family Church after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, in Gaza City, April 21, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)

The repatriation of the native artifacts held at the Vatican Museums was also part of the talks between the Church and the Indigenous leaders.

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