On Sunday, the Pope appealed for Burmese security forces to end violent persecution against the Rohingya Muslim minority during an address at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Source/Credit: Asian Correspondent
By Max Walden | August 30, 2017
Pope Francis is a vocal advocate for the rights of Burma’s stateless Rohingya Muslim minority
THE VATICAN has officially confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh in November, as violence flares again between Rohingya militants and security forces in Burma’s restive Rakhine State.
With Catholic media reporting the rumoured trip for a number of weeks, the Holy See Press Office confirmed on Monday that Francis will visit Burma’s largest city Yangon and its capital Nay Pyi Taw from Nov 27 to 30 before going to Dhaka in Bangladesh from Nov 30 to Dec 2.
Pope Francis is a vocal advocate for the rights of Burma’s stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, and will become the first Pontiff in history to travel to the country.
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