Dhaka, April 22 -- Pope Francis arrived in Dhaka in November 2017, at a time when the indescribable plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar was causing a stir around the globe, and Bangladesh was struggling to shelter them.

Before coming to Dhaka, his visit to Myanmar was seen as an opportunity to highlight the Rohingya people's rights on the world stage.

However, during his visit to Naypyidaw, he denounced the persecution in Rakhine, but drew criticism for avoiding the term "Rohingya". The top Catholic cleric then visited Dhaka and met with some of the community members and sent a message of compassion to all the refugees.

The Christian community of Bangladesh still remembers the pope's three-day visit to Dhaka in late November an...