Nevertheless, not all right-wingers are persuaded that Mr Hague is the answer to their prayers.

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Bergoglio, who as a teen lost a lung to infection, showed that humility on Wednesday, saying that before he blessed the crowd he wanted their prayers for him and then he bowed his head amid the silence from the crowd.

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We trust that the prayers of the nation will be with them and with their families.

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The town says the high court already has upheld prayers at the start of legislative meetings and that private citizens offered invocations of their own choosing.

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The service at St Paul's also heard prayers for Archbishop Welby, his wife Caroline and their five children, that they might find "joy" in their new home.

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The destruction and the suffering that we see, the images that are coming out of that country are just overwhelming, and it is important for the people of Haiti to know that we are keeping the victims of this tragedy and their loved ones in our thoughts and our prayers.

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And certainly any time that any of these soldiers pays the ultimate sacrifice, our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to their families.

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There was a red cloth wound around the tower, and Sopheng said that the cloth showed that this was a living temple where locals came to leave their offerings and to ask the gods to answer their prayers.

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Meantime, the Badats said they hope that once the Fort Dix arrests fade from the headlines, members will begin drifting back to the Center for their daily prayers.

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