Richard Gere meets homeless in Rome

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    (ANSA) - Rome, June 9 - American actor Richard Gere met homeless people at a Rome shelter run by the Catholic Sant'Egidio community Thursday.
    He was welcomed by about 100 homeless users of the shelter, who greeted him with rounds of applause.
    "It's overwhelming to see all these beautiful faces of brothers and sisters. It warms my heart. Only people cure people. Not money and not politics, but only people can communicate with each other. I am honoured to be here," he said.
    Gere is in Italy to promote his film about New York homeless, Time Out Of Mind. The film comes out in Italy June 15 and will debut at the Taormina film fest on June 11. Gere is honorary president of this year's festival.
    During the meeting at St. Egidio, Gere praised Pope Francis, saying that "he is doing a lot" and regarding the upcoming US elections, he said he would "change the constitution so that Barack Obama can stay on".