Pope Francis has greeted and blessed Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh from neighboring Myanmar, grasping their hands and listening to their stories at an interfaith peace prayer in Dhaka, reports Associated Press.
The 16 Rohingya — 12 men, two women and two young girls — traveled to Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar, where refugee camps are overflowing with more than 6,20,000 Rohingya who have fled what the UN says is a campaign of ethnic cleansing by Myanmar.
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One by one, each one of the refugees approached the pope at the end of Friday’s event. Francis grasped their hands and listened intently as they recounted their experiences to him, through an interpreter.
He blessed one little girl, placing his hand on her head, and grasped the shoulder of a young man.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
