Myanmar

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By visiting Myanmar in late November, Pope Francis said he wants to strengthen Catholics in their commitment to faith and charity and to encourage all efforts “to build harmony and cooperation” among people of all religions.

The Rohingya refugee influx is also causing an environmental crisis for Bangladesh, in part because the massive numbers of refugees quickly raced ahead of government efforts to channel them into organized settlements.

The Asian church news agency ucanews.com reported the country’s Catholic bishops told the papal nuncio in June that they would prefer Pope Francis avoid mentioning the Rohingya by name.