One woman came out of the confessional and was praying.

Oh, she thought, I wish there was some female in heaven a woman could pray to.

The women pray in a separate room downstairs that houses the center's school.

All men and women of good will pray that the carnage can soon be stopped.

In some cases, women prayed for being blessed with children.

Local women brought the image to the body and prayed over it when the child revived.

Several women were praying, crossing themselves, and another was blessing them.

Orthodox practice does not permit women to pray with men.

At the end of the conversation, the two women held hands and prayed.

The woman prayed to the child for help and recovered.