The call for mutual forgiveness was the continuation of a theme begun on Friday in Greece, where the Pontiff sought God's forgiveness for the wrongs committed by Catholics against Orthodox faithful in the past 1, 000 years.

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The Pope used his Angelus appearance to urge the faithful to "renew" and "refocus" on God.

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