Pope Francis : appeal for end to violence against Rohingya . 
Pope Francis
-LRB- Vatican Radio -RRB- Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the violent persecution of the minority Rohingya population in Burma . 
Pope Francis went on to say , "Let us pray for our Rohingya brethren ." 
Pope Francis ' appeal Sunday follows fighting between the Rohingya and the regular Burmese army on Friday in the city of Maungdaw , which is reported to be the worst since October of last year , and has prompted evacuations from the area of government personnel and of non-Muslims .
-LRB- [TGT] on Sunday appealed for an end to the violent persecution of the minority Rohingya population in Burma . 
[TGT] went on to say , "Let us pray for our Rohingya brethren ." 
[TGT] appeal Sunday follows fighting between the Rohingya and the regular Burmese army on Friday in the city of Maungdaw , which is reported to be the worst since October of last year , and has prompted evacuations from the area of government personnel and of non-Muslims .