Vatican city: Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar`s minority Rohingya, saying they have been tortured and killed "simply because they want to live their culture and their Muslim faith."
The pope issued a strong defence of the Rohingya in unprepared remarks at his weekly audience following last week`s U.N. report that said security forces in the north of the country had carried out mass killings, gang rapes and had burned villages.
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