The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Myanmar (all times local):9:20 p.m.Myanmar's Catholic Church is defending leader Aung San Suu Kyi and casting doubt on the veracity of reports about "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims by the military in northern Rakhine state. The United Nations leadership and the United States have termed the campaign in Rakhine a textbook case of "ethnic cleansing." The bishop spoke at a news conference Wednesday alongside Vatican spokesman Greg Burke about Pope Francis' visit to Myanmar. The Vatican is acknowledging a protocol breach when Myanmar's military chief met with Pope Francis before the pontiff met with the country's civilian leadership. The Vatican is denying that Pope Francis has lost his moral authority after he declined to publicly call out Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

Source: ABC News November 29, 2017 15:03 UTC