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Rohingya community expresses sense of relief after meeting

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Eleven-year-old Shawakat Ara could not hold her emotion after meeting Pope Francis on Friday evening. For some time she could not utter a word. “Pope assured me that everything would be fine and he would fight for our rights,” said Ara, narrating her brief interaction with the pontiff in Dhaka. With eyes moist and voice quivering, Ara said she feltRead more

Pope holds emotional meeting with refugees, says ‘Rohingya’ for first time

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Pope Francis had an emotional meeting with Muslim refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh on Friday, and used the word “Rohingya” to describe them for the first time on his Asian trip, calling for them to be respected. He also urged the world not to ignore refugees, persecuted minorities, the poor and vulnerable. The encounter took place at an inter-religious peaceRead more

Pope ends Asia tour dominated by refugee crisis

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Pope Francis left Bangladesh on Saturday at the end of a high-stakes Asia tour that was dominated by the plight of the Rohingya ethnic minority fleeing violence in Myanmar. An AFP reporter said the Catholic leader flew out of Dhaka for Rome after a three-day visit to Bangladesh, during which he held an emotional meeting with Rohingya refugees and askedRead more

Pope Francis wraps up Asia trip after ‘Rohingya’ acknowledgment

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Pope Francis is wrapping up his Asian trip with a visit to an orphanage and home for the disabled run by Mother Teresa’s order and a meeting with Bangladeshi priests and nuns. At the “Mother Teresa” home Saturday, two little girls in floral dresses grabbed Francis’ hand and walked him through the courtyard. He was nearly mobbed by nuns inRead more

BUMUN to be launched on Saturday

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Pope Francis wraps up Asia tour after meeting Rohingya

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Pope Francis wrapped up a high-stakes Asia tour Saturday after meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar. The Catholic leader visited a hospital in Dhaka run by the order of Mother Theresa on the final day of a visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar that has been dominatedRead more

Pope refers to 'Rohingya' after meeting refugees

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Pope Francis referred to refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on Friday, using the politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority for the first time on his Asia tour after meeting a group of them in Dhaka. "Today the presence of God is also called Rohingya," the pope said after an emotional encounter with refugees who haveRead more

Pope refers to 'Rohingya' after meeting refugees

Dhaka - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis referred to refugees in Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on Friday, using the politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority for the first time on his Asia tour after meeting a group of them in Dhaka. "Today the presence of God is also called Rohingya," the pope said after an emotional encounter with refugees who have fled violence in neighbouringRead more