the head of the catholic church to go face to face with those accused of ethnically cleansing mean marj minority michelin population known as the ranger during his meeting with the country's de facto leader. the pontiff called for peace but he failed to mention the word many wanted to hear. the country's british leadership project a month in new york several key people in the future of myanmar must be peace. when peace based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society. respect for each ethnic group and its identity that. critics say he has caved to pressure from his hosts the church says it feared the country's catholics would face in ten mediation the likes of which is known to the range of motion homes for more than a year hundreds of thousands of them have fled their homes and violence looting and attacks many end up living in squalor. later this week pope francis will hear their stories himself when he visits a refugee camp in neighboring bangladesh. and let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world islands deputy prime minister has

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