Thousands of Pope's Outdoor Mass tickets at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton were all booked about 15 minutes after they were released for free.
The Mass with Pope Francison July 26th is part of his 6-day Canadian tour, including a stopover in Quebec City and Iqaluit. I am.
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{17 visiting a former Alberta housing school while traveling to Canada } Neil McCarthy, a spokesman for the Vatican visit, says the organizers wanted the first block of 16,000 tickets to be booked immediately, as the impact of the event cannot be underestimated.A total of 65,000 people can participate in the mass of the soccer stadium.
McCarthy can be booked by people If you don't have a seat to say, you can do so for the last two days of this month when the remaining free ticket blocks become available.
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Organizers book process for the masses Was divided into 3 days. I want to manage and prioritize the indigenous peoples I want to participate in.
"Indigenous peoples have seat allocations, whether they are housing school survivors, elders, knowledge holders, or those who support them," McCarthy said Wednesday. Said.
The Pope will arrive in Edmonton on July 24th. The next day, he meets the survivors and visits the grounds of the former Armineskin Housing School in Maskwasis. Edmonton.
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He will arrive in Quebec City on July 27th and will stop at Iqaluit on July 29th. The intergenerational trauma it caused.
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