Pope Francis meets Rohingya refugees from Myanmar during an interfaith and ecumenical meeting for peace. He disclosed on the plane that he cried when he met a group of Rohingya refugees on Friday in Bangladesh, where he defended their rights by name in an emotional meeting. Francis did not use the word Rohingya in public while on the first leg of the trip in Myanmar. The pope met Myanmar's military leaders privately on Monday, shortly after his arrival in the nation's biggest city, Yangon. Pope Francis gestures during a news conference on board his plane on Saturday, during his flight back from a visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Source: Bangkok Post December 03, 2017 17:03 UTC