Unified in prayer
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Christian church leaders touched a cross in prayer Thursday during the annual Taize service at the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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An altar for Mary and Jesus was lit by candlelight during the prayer service.
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Participants knelt at the cross, which had been taken from the altar and laid on benches.
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