Pope Proclaims Extraordinary Holy Year Focused on Mercy
Pope Francis declares an extraordinary Holy Year to begin December 8, 2015, ending November 2016, urging the 1.2 billion Catholics to return to basics and embrace mercy toward the weak and poor. The Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica will be opened as a sign of global church unity and divine presence.
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Migrants Rescued Off Libya as Italy Reports Casualty
Italian coast guard said around 1,000 migrants were rescued from three overcrowded skiffs near Libya with one dead. Additional 73 people on two inflatable boats, Syrians, Kurds and Somalis, were intercepted off Puglia. Refugees face perilous journeys to reach Italy amid rising Mediterranean deaths.
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