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Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada's native people on their land for the Church's role in schools where indigenous children were abused, branding forced cultural assimilation 'evil" and "disastrous error."

Pope Francis said he hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after a visit to Canada later this month, during an exclusive interview with Reuters on Saturday.

His Holiness Pope Francis waves to catholics from his popemobile on the way to Saint Peter's church in Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom, today (November 22).

At 5.05pm on Thursday November 21, Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida welcomed His Holiness Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace in Bangkok.

Suporn Atthawong, vice minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, discussed issues of concern to the Union of Farmers and Public Servants on Wednesday (November 20) with its president, Sunate Kaewkhamhan.

Pope Francis, in Bangkok for an official visit that ends on Saturday morning, filled Supachalasai National Stadium for a public mass set to begin at 6pm on Thursday (November 21).

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, had his scheduled meeting with the Supreme Patriarch, head of the Buddhist faith in Thailand, at 10am on Thursday (November 21).

His Holiness Pope Francis arrived at the Government House at 9am this morning (November 21) where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha along with ministers and high-ranking officers. His Holiness signed the official guest book and exchanged souvenirs with the PM.

A plane carrying Pope Francis and his entourage touched down at Military Air Terminal 2 Wing 6 at Don Mueang Airport in north Bangkok about midday on Wednesday (November 20), commencing a visit coinciding with the 350th anniversary of the first papal mission to Siam.

Thailand Post announced on Tuesday (November 19) that it is collaborating with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) to release special commemorative stamps marking Pope Francis’s apostolic visit to Thailand.

Some 6,000 police officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Provincial Police Region 7 will be deployed to facilitate movement of traffic and provide security during Pope Francis’s three-day visit to Thailand. The pope arrives on November 20.

Pope Francis will separately meet the Supreme Patriarch, His Majesty the King and the prime minister during his three-day visit to Bangkok next month.