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Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kayleigh Long
The Christian minority in Myanmar also hoped for an intervention from Pope Francis.
Politics & SocietyVideo
America Video
In a highly-anticipated speech in Myanmar, Pope Francis did not mention Rohingya Muslims by name but indirectly showed support for them.
Pope Francis wears a gift as he arrives with Aung San Suu Kyi, state counselor and foreign minister of Myanmar, for a meeting with government authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Nov. 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The pope's audience included government ministers, civic leaders, military officials, cardinals and bishops, and about 200 lay people and the world’s media.
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon as he arrives at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 27 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The fact is the military are still in control here even if we have a civilian government,” the priest said.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The pope's first meetings would usually be with the head of state and head of government.
A woman from Myanmar feeds her child in a U.N. clinic for severely malnourished Rohingya children Oct. 28 in the Balukhali Refugee Camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kayleigh Long
It is amid a mounting chorus of international condemnation and allegations of ethnic cleansing that Pope Francis makes his first visit to this troubled land.