Pope Francis wrapped up his Canadian visit last Friday in Iqaluit with an outdoor public speech and again offered an apology for the "evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics" involved in Canada's residential school system, CBC reports.

"I want to tell you how very sorry I am," he said.

The visit included private meetings with residential school survivors, as well as public performances by traditional singers and drummers. It culminated in the Pope's public speech outside a local elementary school.

The Iqaluit trip marked the first-ever papal visit to Canada's newest territory, and for some, a potential turning point in a fraught century-long relationship between the Catholic Church and the Inuit of Canada.