Pope Francis urges Christians to pray for the forgotten ones as he conducts Angelus on the day when Catholics all over the world remember the dead. Full Story: A glorious Roman sun shone over St. Peter's Square on Sunday, as huge crowds gathered at the Vatican for Pope Francis' weekly Angelus prayer. Sunday's event also fell on All Souls' Day, the day Catholics around the world pay homage to the dead. The pope, who on Saturday visited Rome's main cemetery where he celebrated an All Saints' Day Mass, said many Christians were honouring their loved ones over the weekend. However, he urged them also to pay homage to the forgotten people, including victims of war. "Today we are called to remember everyone, to remember everyone, including those whom no one remembers," Pope Francis said. "We remember the victims of wars and violence; many of the "little ones" of the world, crushed by hunger and poverty. We remember the anonymous ones who rest in the common ossuaries. We remember our... ( More) | 
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