Francis, who's on his maiden visit to Mynamar, will also meet the country's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

In an earlier address, he had addressed the country's Muslim population as Rohingya, but is expected to not use it during his present trip, following a request from Myanmar's only Catholic cardinal.

Myanmar is a Buddhist majority country, that is presently facing flak from the international community due to its attitude towards the Rohingya people, an ethnic Muslim minority who hails from the Rakhine province of the nation.

The UN has slammed the Burmese government and its action as "textbook example of ethnic cleansing".

However, the nation prefers to use the term Bengalis instead and has denounced all accusations against it.

Moreover, while handing a clean chit to its army, Myanmar has accused the Rohingya people of inflicting self harm and blaming it on the Burmese government.

So far, more than 600,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar in a bid to avoid the war and getting killed.

Most of the displaced population have sought refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh, where the pontiff will pay a visit as a symbolic gesture.

During his six-day trip, Pope Francis, who is known for his liberal views, is expect to engage in a dialogue with both Bangladesh and Myanmar to sort out the burning issue.

Meanwhile, hundreds gathered in the streets in Myanmar to greet the Pope.

Catholics make up just one percent of Myanmar's 53 million population.

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