" ▁for ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁and ▁for ▁Egypt ▁and ▁called ▁Pope ▁T aw ad ros ▁II , ▁who ▁had ▁escaped ▁the ▁attack , ▁his ▁" bro ther ". ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁condem ned ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁R oh ing ya ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁said , ▁" S ad ▁news ▁has ▁reached ▁us ▁of ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁our ▁R oh ing ya ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s , ▁a ▁religious ▁minor ity . ▁I ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁express ▁my ▁full ▁clos eness ▁to ▁them ▁– ▁and ▁let ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁ask ▁the ▁Lord ▁to ▁save ▁them , ▁and ▁to ▁raise ▁up ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁good ▁will ▁to ▁help ▁them , ▁who ▁shall ▁give ▁them ▁their ▁full ▁rights ". ▁ ▁Francis ▁p led ged ▁his ▁solid ar ity ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁E aster ▁bomb ings . ▁During ▁his ▁Ur bi ▁et ▁Or bi ▁address ▁in ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Square , ▁he ▁said ▁" I ▁wish ▁to ▁express ▁my ▁heart f elt ▁clos eness ▁to ▁the ▁Christian ▁community ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁wounded ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁gathered ▁in ▁prayer , ▁and ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁such ▁cruel ▁violence ." ▁ ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁proposed ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁both ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Pen al