Thousands of Catholics have welcomed Pope Francis to Yangon, where has begun a three-day visit to Myanmar. The trip – fraught with sensitivity and trepidation over how he will deal with the plight of the Muslim Rohingya – could be the trickiest yet of his papacy. After touching down in the early afternoon, the pope was greeted by a large crowd at the airport, many waving yellow and white Vatican flags and dressed in T-shirts bearing the slogan of the trip, “Love and Peace”. As he drove past, they screamed and chanted “we love Papa”. The head of the Catholic church faces a difficult diplomatic balancing act on his first papal visit to Myanmar.(theguardian)…[+]