but i agree that this was a big test for the pope and he did decide to ta ke for the pope and he did decide to take the diplomatic option. i think what the vatican feel is, at least the pope, the papal visit is not just about what is said but also what is done. the presence of the popein what is done. the presence of the pope in the country, the fact that he's gone to myanmar at this difficult moment when he could easily have stayed back at the vatican. of course he has raised the issue of the rohingya by name there. but he could've stayed at home, he an 80—year—old religious leader but he has decided to go out to country and to offer his hope. try to offer his contribution in terms of myanmar trying to build a more peaceful society. so i think the vatican can be pragmatic and the pope has decided to be more pragmatic on this occasion, to try to open up a process of dialogue. how important do you think it will be when the pope visits bangladesh where many of the rohingya are being held in pretty difficult conditions, many of them, as we have been hearing. pretty difficult conditi

most of all they want to experience the pope. they hope to return home with the courage to make their country a better place but ah it is about tomorrow in our area there is civil war there is no peace and i don't want the approval of president we are here to receive the pope's message of peace and to pray together. one on each time you set up and that's important i hope that can bring us peace to name him up will be me to mail and i say to my then you know shiva in a country right with ethnic and religious tensions many believe the pope's message of nonviolence and understanding could help me and mar overcome its numerous conflicts. and no conflict currently looms as large as the one between the army and the muslim rule hinge a minority that has displaced more than half a million people in just a few months but only catholics in myanmar are closely following the pope's historic visit many of this country's muslims are to they hope that the pope can not only draw attention to the fate of the hundreds of thousands of fled to bangl

pope wanted to attack, but for street and jackson, no attack would come from pope. lee was beginning to prepare for other options. by 3:00 on august 30, that attack did come. there was a massive assault against jackson's center, sending 7000 troops into a position in the terrain. it would be the final federal assault on jackson's position. that attack would take place along this unfinished railroad. like so many other occasions on august 30, the federal attack would break jackson's position. federal reinforcements arrived on the scene in the neck of time. -- in the nick of time. line needed help. federal soldiers had taken everything he had left to rebuild that defensive position. it was time for general lon gstreet to enter the fight. as we examine whether or not jackson's defense was a great defense or not, we have to ask, was jackson outnumbered at any point? what was the numerical reality on the field? -- of amyth of fame mighty federal army attacking loewe troops accurate -- lowly troops accurate? at no time was jackson outnumbered in his defensive position. be

about how he expects the pope to address this issue publicly he the pope is giving a speech tomorrow and he will of course have a mass on wednesday a large public mass on wednesday morning here so i'm wondering if the general has any intention of telling the pope what he expects from that there's a lot of pressure coming on the pope from both sides as to how to address this issue in terms of. human rights activists saying he not only has to be firm in support of the ranger but he actually has to say the word rohingya when identifying them and that's a very controversial thing in this country because most people this country refused to identify them by the word or a hint that they call them bengali to imply that they are illegal interlopers from bangladesh so that word alone is controversial let alone the whole issue and i've spoken to numerous roman catholics in this country who have told me they do not want the pope to use that word because they're afraid that there could be some sort of backlash from buddhist nationalists against this country's catholic unity if he does so this mee

and we begin the day listening to the shouts built into the silence of the pope today pope francis met the leader of me in mar on song suchi on stage with both leaders they were hinge refugees hundreds of thousands of them yet they weren't seen or mentioned once the pope heeded advice not to use the term or hinge or to describe the persecuted muslim minority in me and mar yet his discussion with on songs e.g. was all about they were injured the pope spoke of respect for the rights of everyone healing old wounds and not leaving anyone behind and the pope appeared to be well aware that. she's presence at his side on a public stage would have been impossible a short time ago her fragile political state also part of the content of his carefully chosen words spoken and omitted we begin with this report. as pope francis arrived in me and ma he carried with him the hopes of millions around the world even allowing for a small stumble as he disembarked this was a chance for the head of the catholic church to go face to face with those accused of ethnically cleansing mian mars minority miss from

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin what did the pope say to the leader of myanmar the pope was under pressure to raise the van and persecution of men miles and muslim minority in talks today with unsung suchi and she's come under pressure for not stopping the violence we'll go live to our correspondent in me and mom also coming up. in kenya a present who took and jada has been sworn in for a second five year term in office the same it took place in a back stadium in the capital nairobi earlier police have used tear gas to separate supporters of kenyatta and the loser in the election. and it looks like as a fan of the controversial weed killer driver say it is a bot to make it unexpected intervention in the formation of germany's next government can tell you why. hello and welcome. pope francis has held talks with the leader of men. in the country's capital maybe door today so just said he. brought a message of strength and hope to the country the pontiff four day visit comes amid violence against a muslim minority group there his trip was planned before the violence erupted

walking into a diplomatic minefield pope francis touches down and me and maher and meets military leaders accused of ethnic cleansing. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program celebrating victory in pakistan protest leaders call off their massive sit in following a top level resignation. and election upset in honduras t.v. host turned opposition leader salvador nasrallah takes a surprise lead in the presidential polls and flights canceled one hundred thousand people told to leave in the easiest mt i don't really may be about to blow. the man in charge of me and mars military crackdown against your muslims as the night is that religious discrimination exists in his country sr gen ming on the lying made the comments in a facebook post after holding a last minute meeting with pope francis who is on his first visit to myanmar a catholic leader is known to be sympathetic to the ranger but has been advised to avoid using the term itself it's called hide law or has more now from young gone. word coming out late on monday here the first day

and pope francis has held talks with men mausoleum songs and she the pope a respectful divides of all ethnic groups in myanmar but did not mention the range of finding and some say cheney has come under fire for not stopping what the u.n. has described as textbook ethnic cleansing against the wreckage. of today's i'll have more for you at the top of the hour in the meantime as always the web site that's t w dot com have a good day.

most of all they want to experience the pope. they hope to return home with the courage to make their country a better place. in our area there is civil war there is no place and i don't want the approval of president we are here to receive the pope's message of peace and to pray together. i need tell you that i want and that's important i hope that can bring us peace to name him up will be mean to me alone i say to him i don't know she does in a country right with ethnic and religious tensions many believe the pope's message of nonviolence and understanding could help me and mar overcome its numerous conflicts. and no conflict currently looms as large as the one between the army and the muslim rule hinge a minority that has displaced more than half a million people in just a few months. when isn't imaam in yet gone he heads an organization that is working to strengthen ties between youths of different faiths he's aware of the debate of whether and how the pope should weigh in on the sensitive issue of the road. for the sake of m

how the pope will respond to the rohingya crisis. that is coming up soon. now let's turn to indonesia's largest volcano, mount agung, because it could be about to erupt. but nobody knows exactly when. on monday, the international airport was shut and local officials have widened an exclusion zone around the mountain and are asking people living there to leave. there are around 40,000 people already who have moved out. 0ur correspondent rebecca henschke is close to mount agung, and has just sent this report. as you can see, hot ash, gas and thick smoke is spewing out from mount agung, behind me, thousands of metres into the air, making it very dangerous for planes to land. the airport has been closed for an the threat of an imminent eruption. last night you see about glow in the crater, which we are told me is the lover and molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area of 12 kilometres in radius around the volcano. —— lava. people are staying in their homes. 0fficials volcano. —— lava. peo

and as pope francis traveled to myanmar aid agencies say they're concerned about the safety of rohingya muslims set to return under an agreement reached earlier this week many of the refugees don't want to go back. i'm out on a welcome to the program of germany's post election deadlock may be nearing an end with signs another grand coalition could be in the works chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with leaders of her c.d.u. parsi in berlin to discuss their options after coalition talks with the greens and the pro-business f.d.p. collapsed and she says a new decision must be made quickly and is expected to call on the second largest party the social democrats to form a new grand coalition that's something the s.p.d. has repeatedly rooms or had repeatedly ruled us. angular merkel city you party games to create a sense of urgency as a new grand coalition begins to look more likely what they don't want is to try to govern without a majority. they've been there as a skeptic i am skeptical about a minority government germany is a big player in european politics we need to show stabilit

a member of unsung suchi is ruling party explains why they don't want the pope to use the word. we do not accept the temora hinge and they are bengalis muslims from bangladesh so we would like to request that he use the official term it if the tape uses the ten you have to show you that it's an insult to. one bishop from a remote pocket of catholics in chin state is hopeful the visit will go smoothly. and i might be some differences of opinion between the pope and the government but since he's been invited to this country i'm sure they will be understanding a growing list of nations and international bodies are calling the military crackdown on the right ethnic cleansing something myanmar rejects visiting both sides of the crisis the pope will meet military and civilian leaders here in myanmar who also hold a large mass and young dawn the nation's largest city. then later in the week he'll travel to bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of refugees are sheltering with plans to meet a group of and the country's leadership catholics from across myanmar traveling here to yangon to

expectations then shifted to pope francis. translation: the future of myanmar must be peace, based on respect for the dignity and right of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, none excluded. pope francis praised the united nations but he did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya". human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope didn't go further in his much—anticipated speech. many in eight country that is 75% buddhist were pleased that he did not name them. translation: it was wise of him not to use the word. the world is hearing the wrong message. the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where hope francis will preside tomorrow. martin bashir, bbc news,

we begin the day weighing more than usual each and every word uttered by the pope pope francis has begun his visit to me in mar under stern advisement to construct his message very carefully francis is the first pope to visit me in mar less than one percent of the country identified as catholic local catholics are not expected to be the main focus of pope francis's state us it is me and mars muslim minority the row hinges which have become a lightning rod not only for the pontiff prayers and concerns but also for his critics and some of those critics have advised francis not to use the word when he meets with me in mars' leaders much of me in mars buddhist majority population they reject that term and they refuse to recognize that our hinge as me and mar citizens or as a separate ethnic group the right conning the state muslims now that is the preferred term referring to the southern state in myanmar where most were hinges have lived for centuries of this past summer more than half a million fled their homes for neighboring bangladesh overnight refugee camps turned into refugees cities o

so why was it so important to the pope to visit myanmar? >> first of all, pope francis believes very much in reaching out to the peripheries. remember, he is history's first pope from the developing world. i think he sees himself as a tribune for all of these often forgotten and neglected corners of the world. and then tightening the focus a bit, pope francis and the church in general have a great interest in asia. in many part of asia catholicism is growing. then of course francis is a great champion of the underdog. he likes to stand and speak even if sometimes in diplomatically indirect ways on behalf of suffering and persecuted populations. i think all of that was in the mix when he made the decision to accept this invitation. >> and, john, the united states and indeed the united nations have clearly stated that what is currently happening to the rohingya people in myanmar amounts to ethnic cleansing. so if the pope fails to mention the rohingya people directly, does that help or hinder their cause and their plight, do you think? >> wel

it is a tremendous missed opportunity, and we are very disappointed in pope francis. the pope may also be mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population, here, and many have travelled to gang gone to take part ina travelled to gang gone to take part in a special mass where pope francis will preside tomorrow. —— to yangon. mark tedeschi, abc news, myanmar. —— martin bashir. kensington palace has announced that prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, will marry in may, at st george's chapel in windsor castle. ms markle is to become a british citizen, and she'll be confirmed into the church of england before the wedding service. the royal family will be covering the cost of the wedding and the reception. they have, in the words of their spokesman, been overwhelmed by the amount of the support they've received from britain and elsewhere in the world to the news of their engagement and now, harry and meghan are starting to organise the wedding, taking charge over all aspects of the cerem

this is the pope's first visit to me and. christians are a minority here just like the muslim or hindu who for months have been fleeing persecution in the country's west it's a sensitive topic that threatens to overshadow the pope's visit. we have so many conflicts in our country i hope the pope brings peace and strength for the christian minority. he shouldn't bring up the issue that which is the buddhist majority here they don't want him to get involved. i think it's ok if he just makes a general reference to the situation and that everyone should have equal rights. among many catholics are afraid of being discriminated against just like the right here and people refer to the muslim minority as bengali or illegal immigrants from bangladesh even mentioning that woodrow hinge as the pope often hands is considered taboo. in the himself not only requested not to expect this one because in this time of peace he did something on one of the consequences may have been so. last week me and mine bangladesh signed an agreement stating

not at all if if we've had any pope interested so deeply concerned with refugees it's been pope francis we remember the earliest moments in lampedusa in two thousand and thirteen and subsequently but when the pope arrives in a particular country among the people of that country he never comes to provoke he's well aware that his very presence is a sign is a symbol meeting with the military meeting with the leader of the government we realize too that it's a very fragile democracy that's in place and the pope does not want to come to ruin that his presence is the gift and he speaks with his presence and gestures to apply our terminology or our expectations to this it would be very unfair there's a much greater thing that's at stake here it's peace and justice and awareness of refugees and i think the entire world knows his deep concern and solidarity with those who have been expelled or those who are without a home those who are wondering does this huge migrant crisis a process cross the face of the earth you continue to work closely with the vatican so can i go out on a limb here and say

the pope was under pressure to release the violent persecution of myanmar's it will hinge up muslim minority in the talks didn't say enough to satisfy human rights groups and the rohingya themselves we'll go live to our correspondent also coming up in kenya a president who can yasser has been sworn in for a second five year term of office before the ceremony police had to use tear gas to separate his supporters and those who support the losing the election. and it looks like as if the controversial read life for satan is about to make it unexpected intervention in the formation of germany's next government we'll tell you why. hello and welcome i'm honored that she. pope francis held talks with me in mali the unsung suchi in the country's capital and maybe dull all eyes one to how the outspoken catholic leader would address the issue off the road king john was limbs which the one has said are victims of ethnic cleansing the pontiff said that me and ma was suffering deep divisions and urged respect for human rights but he did not name the minority muslim group and we go to our corresp

pope francis is here in myanmar and his visit couldn't come at a more crucial time in more than six hundred thousand muslim or hinge i have fled the country to escape from what many are calling ethnic cleansing will the pope find the right words to address their plight without deepening the religious and ethnic divides that are tearing me and mark hard for full coverage of the pope's visit join us here on d w news. this is d w news wyvern from berlin tonight protest in kenya as the president is sworn in for a second term to applause from thousands of supporters you who can yawn the promises to unite the country even as police tear gas opposition protesters they say the election was illegitimate also coming up what the pope did not say pope francis needs me and more leader aung sang suu kyi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but he avoids the term row hinge. also coming up a shock in germany as a small town mayor is the victim of a knife attack. in known for his welcoming stance on refugees says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to save him. i'm good. have you with

of we'll see if that changes when the pope goes the neighborhood or on tuesday. father thomas. foundation. with the vatican as has his assessment of how francis will handle the issue. he goes as a peace maker and is a bridge builder he never goes to burn bridges he's been well informed and advised by those on the scene by cardinal boll by the bishops by other people not to use language that would provoke and burn bridges he is certainly aware of the refugee crisis he's referred to it several times over the past year and i think it would be unfair for you or for anyone to simply reduce the visit to myanmar as whether or not he's going to say the r word he's going to build peace he's going to encourage people to change the schedule already this morning rather than meeting with the military leaders later on he chose to do that right in the beginning it's also important to realize that he will be meeting when he gets to bangladesh with some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and so he's listening he's coming as a peacemaker he's coming to build bridges he's cer

that changes when the pope goes the neighborhood or on tuesday. the thomas reese a jesuit priest and author of the book inside the vatican. the catholic church tell me put francis will have to consider the christian population. speaking in defense of their agenda. he's in a very delicate situation as you said his heart is really with refugees and especially the refugees who have suffered such terrible persecution what the united nations is called ethnic cleansing. he is his heart is with them on the other hand. there is the concern among the christians in me and maher that if he speaks out too strongly to forcefully there could be a backlash against the christians there who are already suffering persecution from from the military and from the government so he's in a very difficult position if he's if he's prophetic there could be a backlash if he doesn't speak out he he will be criticized for not coming to the defense of these people who are being persecuted. now crowds are gathering in honduras is capital in support of the opposition leader who a

what would you expect the pope to say? how far might he push the boundaries there, given he has been warned not to mention the word rohingya. he has been told to appease the military and the government of myanmar. but could this turn out to be a bit of a gamble for aung san suu kyi who invited him? >> i think it might be a gamble for her. because this pope has been highly unpredictable. and i think he may well use the word rohingya publicly. we would encourage him to do. so because it's important to recognize the right of the rohingya to self-identify as rohingya. i think that aung san suu kyi frankly has set up a situation here where she may well be disappointed with this visit because the rohingya will dominate. i think he has been warned not to use the word rohingya by his own clergy in myanmar simply to inoculate those clergy against a necessary backlash that might happen because the are so politically unpopular within burma. you know, i think there is really a situation so far where the pope has to do the right thing

yet gone is pulling out all the stops for the pope's first ever visit to myanmar but it's a buddhist majority nation only some four percent of people here call themselves christians and they do so despite considerable resistance myanmar's military and radical buddhists consider many of the country's religious minorities to be foreigners now many christians are hoping the pope's visit will help change that perception yeah i will be very happy if i can see the pope that's why i've traveled here. i think the pope could lead us to peace or gives advice about dealing with these religious tensions. but pope francis must tread carefully in myanmar the fate of the country's ranges a muslim minority group has been overshadowing his visit and authorities in myanmar are concerned that the outspoken catholic leader could draw more international attention to their plight pope francis has been advised to avoid using the word raheja since the country's rulers don't recognize them as such. you need to. tonight i will start my op a stalwart journey to me and more and bangladesh. i ask you to accompan

you can see there are thousands of people gathered for mass with pope francis. it has been going on for a short while. the catholic community in myanmar is relatively small, consisting of a few hundred thousand catholics. earlier in the day, pope francis called for what he said was respect for each ethnic group and its identity. some interpreted in that as an indirect reference to the rohingya people. he held talks with myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi and he will have more talks behind the scenes, we believe, in the coming hours. you can see there that mass ongoing in yang gone —— yangon. our correspondent says it was not quite as large as expected but people have been registering all over the country and making the journey for this unprecedented mass from her brand —— francis. —— pope francis. our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head is following the mass in yangon. this is the biggest mass of the four day to. —— tour. he made a keynote speech yesterday and met aung san suu kyi, he has also met the armed forces commander as well. gi

did not say pope francis meets me and more leader aung sang suu kyi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but he avoids the term row hinge. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us tonight north korea has launched a new ballistic missile which reportedly landed close to japan the pentagon believes it was an i.c.b.m. an intercontinental ballistic missile tokyo says it may have landed inside the country's air defense identification zone in the sea of japan tokyo reportedly has called for an emergency session of the un security council as a result of this is the latest in a series of missile tests this year the last missile flew over northern japan landing in the pacific ocean. well for the latest now i'm joined by our washington correspondent carsten phenomena need to you karsten so what's the latest that you're hearing about this i.c.b.m. watch at the pentagon has stated that it believed that this was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile that it flew about one thousand kilometers trouble about one thousand kilometers and flew for about fifteen minutes before it landed

the pope has done his classic tour around the crowd behind me, in the pope mobile, an electric golf cart. there are probably 10,000— 20,000 people. the catholic minority is very small and a lot had to travel long distances to get here. it is an enthusiastic and joyful atmosphere. most people got a good view of him as he went around. we expect he will speak later in the day. he will meet with the buddhist leader. buddhist monks have led to the movement so intolera nt monks have led to the movement so intolerant of muslim rohingya. we named the pope has avoided controversial comments publicly but we do not know what he has been saying privately in their meetings. it isa saying privately in their meetings. it is a difficult balancing act. saying privately in their meetings. it is a difficult balancing actm has been. there will be disappointment from rohingya advocate groups who wanted him to make a point to highlight the light of rohingya was labs. they have been driven out of their homes and are subjected to institutionalised discrimination, a form of apartheid, the many years and they f

the pope said peace can only be achieved through justice and respect for human rights. our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head is following the mass in yangon. this is the biggest mass of the 4—day tour. he made a keynote speech yesterday and met aung san suu kyi, he has also met the armed forces commander as well. given the political tone to this tour, this is the moment where it becomes pastoral and spiritual. he has done his classic tour around the crowd behind me in a popemobile, an electric golf cart. but the crowd is not as big as i may have expected. there's a lot of space, but there are probably 10,000 or 20,000 people behind me. the catholic minority is quite small and many of them had to travel long distances to get here. it is an enthusiastic and joyful atmosphere and most of the people got a good view of him as he went to ground and reached out to them. the mass has started and the pope is on stage and we expect he will speak on later in the day. he has a meeting with the buddhist council, which is quite important. buddhist monks have led the nati

initially montanus it was only calling for a renewal of the church and its face but the pope and the emperor saw him as a threat and he was demonized by powers. an overwhelming majority of the population at home supported him would martin luther divide or unite the germans. april sixteenth fifteen twenty one it looked like a reenactment of palm sunday in jerusalem. a man branded a heretic by the church celebrated like the messiah in the german city of forms. he's in with their brother mountain. we could still turn back here. and when and if death itself were awaiting me i would not turn back you unleashed on. martin luther on his way to the imperial diet of worms an assembly of the holy roman empire on german soil an event that would change the course of history. never before had a man of the people excited such enthusiasm ordinary people peasants and members of the lower aristocracy in particular put their hopes in this month that. even if the pope and the amphora were against him martin luther knew the people of germany were on his side. he was celebrated like a victim but his bigg

the pope would never criticise a leader in public. the expectation that their conversation in private will have been more frank about people who are suffering and dying. our correspondentjonathan head is in yangon. how significant do you think it is that the pope didn't use the word "rohingya"? well, there was so much expectation put on this one word. activists and indeed those who have been arguing for proper recognition of the rohingya and of their rights wa nted of the rohingya and of their rights wanted the word used because it carries so much weight. this is how the rohingya describe themselves, here and in myanmar, there is a very different view. they don't recognise the stories of horrendous abuses that you are hearing over there in bangladesh. they feel their country has been unfairly attacked and they just don't recognise the wrecking year, this belief has spread that they don't belong, and so it was a very weighted word and the pope was strongly advised that he shouldn't use it. had he used it, i think, there could have been

expectations shifted to pope francis. pope francis: the future of myanmar must be peace based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, no one excluded. martin: pope francis praised the united nations, but he did not refer to the u.n.'s accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing. and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya." human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope did not go further in his much-anticipated speech. >> by not using the word "rohingya," the pope is evolving ing the burmese narrative that there are no rohingya, the rohingya do not exist. it is a tremendous missed opportunity and we are extraordinarily disappointed in pope francis. martin: the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here, and many have traveled to yangon to take p

what would you say to the pope, if you could say anything to the pope, prior to this visit? or what are your hopes for it? my hopes is he really keeps that status as keeping for the oppressed and the poor. so while it may offend some people, i think for him to say the name, to give the people their dignity, to say rohingya says you matter, you are someone. now when he is in bangladesh, again, not a christian country, 0.2% of the country is christian, and he is the third pope to go there, he will meet with these refuges and for them, it's a sign of hope. what is so interesting, christi, the focus of this trip has not been on the small catholic communities in both of these countries. remember, pope francis is going really for the catholic communities too. but they are so small. this is like the rolling stones pulling up at a hundred-seat venue which they would not do but propose francis is because he does not want the catholics to be forgotten in these countries. he wants them to know he cares about them. he is wading into those waters and trying to shore up the christian comm

well it was the pope's decision not to mention the role hinge or. the thing is before the speech yesterday and also today he didn't mention he didn't mention the injury he did refer very briefly to the conflict in rakhine along with other conflicts people he was praying for in those areas they didn't mention the engine he was warned by various. forehand also by the cardinal here in myanmar not to use that word because it would antagonize a lot of people here this is a very sensitive issue and the fear was that it might be pinned the divide between the religious groups and make that reconsideration that the pope is trying to help achieve and to make that more more difficult than maybe that was the reason why he chose not to use that word brian bussin hard bring us up to date on the qantas visit to me in march thanks very much this morning boss and. now for some of the other stories making the news this hour bali's international airport is set to reopen today after an erupting volcano stranded tens of thousands of travelers for two days now and our go

she has a standing relationship with the pope. she met with him back in may this year when she was visiting europe. and so i think her reaching out to him was a standing relationship which obviously developed some sort of trust. i think aung san suu kyi as well as the myanmar government and military have been very critical of international scrutiny. the pope represents more of an impartial third party in this situation. so i think it's an opportunity for her to mix with the outside world with the international community, but do so in a way that might be a more -- in a less critical environment. the pope has been a champion for human rights for religious groups and minorities. so he has been taking a strong stand on human rights violations against all groups. and so this presents an opportunity for him to speak out on behalf of those groups, not only the rohingya, but other ethnic and religious minority groups that deal with human rights violations. >> in all, how significant is this first papal visit to myanmar, and how might it c