Boston mourns as religious groups offer healing By David Ariosto, CNN April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1607 GMT (0007 HKT) President Barack Obama speaks at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. The service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is meant to heal Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley conducts the Mass On Boylston Street, other religious leaders meet near the bomb site Boston (CNN) -- On this brisk April morning in Boston's South End, worshippers filled New England's largest Roman Catholic church to reflect on the torrent of violence that began nearly a week ago with a terrorist attack at the city's annual marathon. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley greeted attendees ahead of the Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a sprawling 19th-century stone building where President Barack Obama quoted scripture Thursday to bring comfort and resolve for those still reeling from the bombings. "This is the best place to be right now if you're from here and want to support Boston," said Maria Fernandez, who met with friends to attend the service. Inside the church, four large photos of the victims were prominently displayed behind four lit candles, drawing the attention of hundreds who sat in dozens of rows of wooden pews. Life edges back to normal in Boston, with lives forever changed Some prayed, while others whispered quietly to their friends and family as hundreds of people entered the old cathedral. O'Malley, Boston's archbishop, said the service was meant to help heal "all those who have been affected by this act of violence," according to a church statement. "In the midst of the darkness of this tragedy we turn to the light of Jesus Christ," he said. Brick storefronts and coffee shops surrounding the cathedral were abuzz with chatter Sunday morning, two days after the city was locked down amid a manhunt for one of the suspected bombers. Yet the tone seemed more somber as people filed into the church. A week of bruising news "It's a good thing to be here right now," said Dennis O'Rourke, who then hurried up the cathedral steps. Elsewhere, a medley of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders are expected to gather in a show of support on Boylston Street after the Sunday service at 12:30 p.m., meeting near the marathon finish line where a pair of improvised explosive devices killed three people and wounded more than 170 Monday. The area remains a barricaded crime scene, and compelled the nearby Old South Church of Boston to close on Sunday for the first time since the city's colonial days. "We are shaken, but we are not forsaken," the church said in a statement. Slain cop 'was born to be a police officer' Boston Marathon Bombings April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1449 GMT (2249 HKT) They might have fulfilled every immigrant's dream, fleeing a war-torn part of the world and settling into a quiet life in America. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1803 GMT (0203 HKT) April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1508 GMT (2308 HKT) As the world hunted him, the younger brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings acted like any other college sophomore. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1736 GMT (0136 HKT) Bergen: We don't yet know how or why the brothers allegedly carried out their attacks, but others could provide ansers Almost a year ago, 8-year-old Martin Richard wrote four simple words on a sign at school: No more hurting people. The graduate student from China followed her passion to Boston. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1633 GMT (0033 HKT) It was a week that threw us off balance, like a punch-drunk fighter facing blow after blow. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1755 GMT (0155 HKT) The closed shops and empty streets that once gave Boston the feel of a ghost town teemed with life again Saturday. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 0152 GMT (0952 HKT) An alchemy of police work, citizen involvement and technology yielded big breaks in the case and brought the manhunt to a quick conclusion. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT) What David Henneberry saw brought an end to the authorities' sweeping manhunt. It would lead them to a fugitive, who was hiding on the floor of his boat. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1514 GMT (2314 HKT) Evidence uncovered so far supports the theory that the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings had no help, authorities said. April 20, 2013 -- Updated 2352 GMT (0752 HKT) Over the years, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officers have tracked a host of elusive criminals, most of them within the United States. April 21, 2013 -- Updated 1413 GMT (2213 HKT) FBI agents interviewed one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings two years ago, but found no connection with terror groups. April 19, 2013 -- Updated 2247 GMT (0647 HKT)