Pope Francis waves to well-wishers as he is driven past the Shwedagon Pagoda after his arrival Monday in Rangoon, Burma. (Myat Thu/AFP/Getty Images)Perhaps as important as what Pope Francis will say during his visit to Burma this week is what he might not say. Pope Francis arrived in Yangon, Burma on Nov. 27 for the start of a delicate four-day visit to the majority-Buddhist country. Burma has faced global condemnation over its treatment of the country's Rohingya Muslims, with the U.S. accusing it of "ethnic cleansing." About 600,000 Rohingya Muslims had to flee across the border into Bangladesh in recent months, after the military targeted the minority.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2017 12:23 UTC