Pope faces a decision: whether to say 'Rohingya' in visit to Myanmar
by Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times
Nov 25, 2017
3 minutes
BANGKOK - In August, responding to the first reports of Rohingya Muslims fleeing an army-led crackdown in Myanmar, Pope Francis called for prayers for "our Rohingya brethren."
"Let all of us ask the Lord to save them, and to raise up men and women of goodwill to help them, who shall give them their full rights," Francis told a gathering of pilgrims at Vatican City's St. Peter's Square.
As the pope begins a visit
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