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                    [Title] => Montezemolo sees no 'necessity' for Rome bid referendum
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The chairman of Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics sees no need for a public referendum on the candidacy.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-11 15:11:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1124642 [AuthorName] => Andrew Dampf [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1541545 [Title] => Pope calls for bold, creative response to global migration [Summary] =>

Pope Francis called Monday for a bold and creative strategy to deal with global migration, insisting that Europe has the means and "moral responsibility" to welcome refugees without sacrificing its security or culture.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-11 04:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1530081 [Title] => Pope symbolically lights Assisi Christmas tree for migrants [Summary] =>

Pope Francis has lit a candle to symbolize hope for migrants at the same moment a Christmas tree was illuminated in front of St. Francis' Basilica in Assisi.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-06 20:39:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Lifestyle Features [SectionUrl] => lifestyle-features [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/pope%20merchandise/italy-pope-migrant.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375626 [Title] => Pope urges Europe to open doors to refugees [Summary] =>

Pope Francis urged Europe to open its doors to refugees yesterday as he marked the anniversary of a deadly migrant shipwreck off Sicily by meeting with survivors and relatives of the victims.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 07:14:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1243262 [AuthorName] => Daniela Petroff [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1244822 [Title] => UN chief calls for int'l action to protect migrants after ship tragedy [Summary] =>

The international community should take action to protect the rights of migrants and prevent such tragic incidents as ship capsizing, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday.

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Pope Francis on yesterday denounced the "globalization of indifference" that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe, as he traveled to the farthest reaches of Italy to draw attention to their plight and to mourn those who never made it.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-09 03:36:52 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620046 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 963037 [Title] => Pope heads to Sicily to pray with new migrants [Summary] =>

Pope Francis heads Monday to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to pray with migrants who have recently arrived by boat and mourn those who have died trying.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-08 04:03:32 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620045 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield and Tricia Thomas [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 960722 [Title] => Pope's 1st encyclical: 'Light of Faith' due Friday [Summary] =>

VATICAN CITY — So much for vacation: Pope Francis on Friday will issue his first encyclical and then will travel to Sicily to meet with recently arrived African migrants.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-02 03:00:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620017 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8074/ydye.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 713251 [Title] => Italy rescues migrants sailing from Libya [Summary] =>

An Italian coast guard spokesman says it has rescued hundreds of migrants whose boat stalled after leaving Libya.

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 Italian coast guards on Monday found 25 dead bodies of refugees on a boat, which carried 268 people upon arrival at the country's southernmost island of Lampedusa, the local ANSA news agency reported.

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