Pope due to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh, before Christmas - source


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  • Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis talks with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a private audience at the Vatican May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will almost certainly visit Myanmar and Bangladesh, two countries caught up in a crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority, before the end of the year, a senior Vatican source said on Wednesday.

The trip, which would be the first time any pope has visited Myanmar, is due to be officially announced before the end of August, added the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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