Pope Francis on Friday used the word 'Rohingya' for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar. "The presence of god today is also called Rohingya," he said in an improvised remark after meeting 16 refugees brought to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka from their camps in Cox's Bazar near the border with Myanmar.

Pope Francis meets with a Rohingya refugee. Pic/AFP