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Pope Leo formally returns Indigenous objects held by the Vatican Museums to Canada
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Pope Leo formally returns Indigenous objects held by the Vatican Museums to Canada

Pope Leo XIV has formally transferred custody of a historic collection of Indigenous objects—held by the Vatican Museums for the past century—to representatives of the Catholic Church in Canada, who will in turn return them to Indigenous communities across the country. Among the items is a rare Western Arctic sealskin kayak, the most prominent of...