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A religiously diverse Edmonton hosts Pope Francis’ visit

A family walks up the steps of the Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. In Edmonton, the Sikh population began to grow in the 1960s and 1970s through immigration. Today, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists make up 10% of the 1.1 million people in the metropolitan area, according to the most recent Canadian census figures. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Early morning sunlight illuminates St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A man walks down 96 Street, or "Church Street" as it's also named, on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Service is held at Rhema Chapel, a Pentecostal church with Nigerian roots, in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Holy Trinity Canadian Orthodox Russian Greek Catholic Church on 96 Street, or "Church Street" as it's also named, in Edmonton, Alberta, is seen, Monday, July 18, 2022. The building was originally used as a Seventh Day Adventist Meeting Hall in 1925 but was sold and converted to a Russian Greek Orthodox Church in 1955. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The historic Al-Rashid Mosque, believed to be the oldest in Canada, is seen Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. The original red-brick structure now stands in the city's heritage park. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Light gleams through the windows at the historic Al-Rashid Mosque, believed to be the oldest in Canada, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. The original red-brick structure now stands in the city's heritage park. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A woman walks down the pathway to the historic Al-Rashid Mosque, believed to be Canada's oldest, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. The original red-brick structure now stands in the city's heritage park. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. John Dowds, chaplain for the city of Edmonton, shows the interfaith pin he wears each day, at City Hall in Alberta, on Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Rev. John Dowds, chaplain for the city of Edmonton, sits for a portrait at City Hall in Alberta, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Dowds, a Presbyterian minister, worked to create "sacred spaces" in city workplaces for people of any faith to pray or meditate. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Tesfit Kifle, 19, left and Abraham Michael, 20, second from left, and other Eritrean worshippers, sing in accompaniment of Tigrinya beats at the rededication ceremony for Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, Sunday, July 17, 2022. The Eritrean parishioners also have regular Masses in the Catholic church. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A woman prays as she walks around the sacred scripture during evening prayer at the Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Men sit on the floor to eat a free meal of rice, lentils, yogurt and bread at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Pritpal Singh eats a free meal of rice, lentils, yogurt and bread at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Worshippers attend evening prayer at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

The Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha, a Sikh house of worship, is pictured in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Worshippers attend evening prayer at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A man waves the Chaur Sahib, paying respect to the sacred scripture, during evening prayer at Gurdwara Millwoods, a Sikh house of worship, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A religiously diverse Edmonton hosts Pope Francis’ visit