Pope Francis in Canada: Watch all the CTVNews.ca digital specials from the papal visit

Pope Francis ends his six-day tour of Canada on Friday, a trip that marked the first papal visit to the country in 20 years.

The Pope visited Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit, where he met with Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors. He delivered an apology for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system.

Here is a full itinerary of the Pope's visit and details how to watch digital specials of the events as they unfolded on CTVNews.ca:

SUNDAY JULY 24

Pope Francis landed at Edmonton International Airport and attended a welcome ceremony. There were no events for the rest of the day in order to allow the 85-year-old pontiff to rest.

MONDAY JULY 25

The Pope met with residential school survivors from across Canada in the morning at Maskwacis, Alta., home to the former Ermineskin Residential School. This was the only residential school visit on the Pope's itinerary.

CTV News Channel and CTVNews.ca aired a two-hour special on the Pope's visit to Maskwacis.

Later that afternoon, the pontiff returned to Edmonton and met parishioners and Indigenous community members at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples. This church had been known as a space that routinely blends Catholic and Indigenous traditions, and was recently reopened after an accidental fire in 2020.

A live special aired on CTVNews.ca covering the Pope's visit to Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples.

TUESDAY JULY 26

Pope Francis held an open-air mass at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium with tens of thousands of attendees to mark the Feast of St. Anne, which celebrates the mother of the Virgin Mary, a widely revered figure among Indigenous Catholics. CTVNews.ca aired a live special covering the mass.

After the mass, he travelled to the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage National Historic Site northwest of Edmonton and welcomed Indigenous pilgrims from throughout Canada and the United States.

The events at Lac Ste. Anne were also livestreamed online on CTVNews.ca.

WEDNESDAY JULY 27

The Pope then departed for Quebec City, where he met Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as Indigenous leaders and other dignitaries at the Citadelle of Quebec.

While the meetings at the Citadelle were private, the public were invited to attend the programs of Indigenous cultural expression at the Plains of Abraham. 

Following his meetings at the Citadelle, the Pope rode through the Plains of Abraham in his Popemobile to greet the public. The events at the Citadelle and the Plains were aired in a live special on CTVNews.ca.

THURSDAY JULY 28

Pope Francis held a morning mass at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré. The mass was also broadcast on video screens at the Plains of Abraham. 

In the early evening, the Pope held a prayer with clergy at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec.

FRIDAY JULY 29

The day began with private meetings at the residence of the Archbishop of Quebec. The Pope was then expected to meet with members of the Society of Jesus, a religious order with the Catholic Church more commonly known as the Jesuits.

He was also due to meet with a delegation representing Indigenous people from eastern Canada before flying to Iqaluit.

The Pope was then expected to continue his tour of Iqaluit with another private meeting with residential school survivors before attending a free public community event hosted by Inuit leaders outside a local elementary school.

Pope Francis was set to fly back to Rome later that evening.