Trois-Rivieres, the national shrine to the Holy Mother, and Canada's National Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Escola Maria Imaculada (Chapel School) in São Paulo, Brazil, was founded in 1947 under the mandate issued by the OMI and is currently administered by laymen. Canadian Indian residential schools As part of its mission in Canada, the OMI ran at least 57 residential schools with locations in seven provinces and territories. During a penitential pilgrimage to Canada in July 2022, Pope Francis reiterated the apologies of the Catholic Church for its role in running those schools, acknowledging the system as genocide. British Columbia OMI residential schools in British Columbia included locations in Cranbrook, Kakawis (Meares Island), Kamloops, North Vancouver, and Williams Lake. St. Mary's Indian Residential School, Mission (1863-1984). Its aim was to bring Indigenous Sto:lo people – to a Catholic and agrarian lifestyle. Later, the school became a federally mandated residential school named St. Mary's. Closed in 1984, it was the last residential school in British Columbia. It is now a cultural centre operated by the Sto:lo people. There an operating OMI cemetery on site with graves of priests and nuns dating back to at least 1880. Kamloops Indian Residential School, Kamloops (1890-1969). Subject of widespread outrage beginning May 26, 2021, after 215 officially undocumented unmarked graves were discovered on the property via ground-penetrating radar, resulting in lowering of flags across the country, a call to examine all former residential school grounds across Canada, and plans to honour the deceased and reunite them with their relatives. Kootenay Indian Residential School, Cranbrook (1912-1970) Lejac Residential School, Fort St. James (1874-1976) St. Paul's Indian Residential School, North Vancouver (1899-1958) Lower Post Alexis Creek Christie School, Kakawis Sechelt Alberta OMI residential schools in Alberta included locations in Brocket, Cardston, Cluny, Wabasca (Desmarais), Dunbow (High River), Fort Vermilion, Maskwacis (Hobbema), Joussard, St. Albert, and St. Paul. Lac La Biche Residential School, Lac La Biche (1893-1898) Ermineskin School, Maskwacis Crowfoot School Saskatchewan OMI residential schools in Saskatchewan included locations in Beauval, Delmas, Duck Lake, Lebret, Marieval, Sturgeon Landing, and Onion Lake Cree Nation. Beauval Indian Residential School, Beauval (1895-1983) Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School, Lebret (1884-1969) St. Michael, Duck Lake Onion Lake Manitoba OMI residential schools in Manitoba included locations in Cross Lake, Sagkeeng First Nation (Fort Alexander), Pine Creek First Nation, The Pas, Sandy Bay, and Winnipeg. Pine Creek School, Camperville Cross Lake Ontario OMI