Kayleigh Long

Dispatches, Politics & Society

The Rohingya weren’t the only religious group hoping for an intervention from Pope Francis

by Kayleigh Long November 28, 2017

The Christian minority in Myanmar also hoped for an intervention from Pope Francis.

A woman from Myanmar feeds her child in a U.N. clinic for severely malnourished Rohingya children Oct. 28 in the Balukhali Refugee Camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Myanmar’s Muslims wait in hope as pope’s visit begins

by Kayleigh Long November 26, 2017

It is amid a mounting chorus of international condemnation and allegations of ethnic cleansing that Pope Francis makes his first visit to this troubled land.