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God Today: Refugee Camps and Encounter Friday

god today: He apologized for the indifference of the world to their plight, according to CBC. The presence of God today is also called 'Rohingya,' he said. In a touching encounter Friday, Francis greeted and blessed a group of refugees, grasping their hands and listening to their stories in a show of public solidarity. Refugee camps overflowing The 16 Rohingya travelled to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar, the district bordering Myanmar where refugee camps are overflowing with more than 620,000 Rohingya who have fled what the UN says is a campaign of ethnic cleansing by Myanmar's military. Fleeing Rohingya have described rape and shootings by Myanmar soldiers and Buddhist mobs that left them no option but to make the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey through jungles and by sea to Bangladesh. The campaign has included the burning of Rohingya villages. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.