Pope Francis addresses a group of Rohingya refugees in Dhaka, Bangladesh December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Damir SagoljDHAKA - 1 December 2017: Pope Francis on Friday used the word "Rohingya" for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar. "In the name of all of those who have persecuted you, hurt you, I ask forgiveness. I appeal to your large hearts to give us the forgiveness that we are asking," Francis added.More than 625,000 Rohingya Muslims have run away to Bangladesh since late August following a crackdown by the Myanmar military in response to attacks on security forces by Rohingya militants. The term "Rohingya" is disputed by the Yangon government and military.

Source: Egypt Today December 01, 2017 13:18 UTC