Pope Leo XIV returns 62 artifacts to Canada's Indigenous peoples; here's why
Updated On: 16 November, 2025 01:33 PM IST | Vatican City | AP
The items are part of the Vatican Museum`s ethnographic collection, known as the Anima Mundi museum. The collection has been a source of controversy for the Vatican amid the broader museum debate over the restitution of cultural goods taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods
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Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts and supporting documentation to a delegation of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Photo Courtesy: AFP
The Vatican on Saturday, November 15, returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church`s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts and supporting documentation to a delegation of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops during an audience. According to a joint statement from the Vatican and Canadian church, the pieces were a gift and a ¿concrete sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity.¿
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