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Pope Francis offers Vatican refuge to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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Pope Francis has called for the liberation of Myanmar ’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offering Vatican territory as a refuge for her.

The pontiff reportedly expressed his offer during a private conversation with Jesuits in his recently concluded Asia-Pacific tour.

The country is currently ruled by a military junta that came into power after staging a coup against the democratically elected leader.