All that could be seen of Maryan Shalaby was her face, wrapped in a yellow headscarf and peeking above the lectern, as the 11-year-old from O’Hara led 250 Jews, Christians and Muslims in a prayer for peace inside St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in Oakland.
She asked God to grant “peace to you all, to the G-20 summit and to the universe.”
The prayer service, among numerous other G-20-related religious events, was organized by Christian Associates of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Religious Leadership Forum of Southwest Pennsylvania. Another interfaith service, with groups as diverse as Buddhists and Zoroastrians, was held simultaneously on Mount Washington.
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In Pittsburgh People of many faiths join in prayers for world peace
All that could be seen of Maryan Shalaby was her face, wrapped in a yellow headscarf and peeking above the lectern, as the 11-year-old from O’Hara led 250 Jews, Christians and Muslims in a prayer for peace inside St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in Oakland.
She asked God to grant “peace to you all, to the G-20 summit and to the universe.”
The prayer service, among numerous other G-20-related religious events, was organized by Christian Associates of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Religious Leadership Forum of Southwest Pennsylvania. Another interfaith service, with groups as diverse as Buddhists and Zoroastrians, was held simultaneously on Mount Washington.
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