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Washington (AP) -- Hundreds of Catholics gathered in the nation's capital to protest the federal government's treatment of migrants, and about 70 sisters, clergy and parishioners were arrested.

The Washington Post reports protesters armed with photos of migrant children who died in federal custody recited The Lord's Prayer as they demonstrated in the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday. The children's names rang out as some protesters laid on the floor in the shape of a cross.

The Lord’s Prayer filled the marble dome of the Russell Senate Office Building as 70 Catholic sisters, clergy & parishioners were led away in handcuffs. “Forgive us our trespasses,” the demonstrators recited. “As we forgive those who trespass against us.” https://t.co/Oj44frAmwU pic.twitter.com/7TQVpxtsOK — Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons (@GuthrieGF) July 18, 2019

This is the second time this week people of faith protested in the District and called for the dissolution of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and an end to crowded detainment centers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Dozens of protesters blocked access to the ICE headquarters Tuesday and 10 were arrested on charges of unlawful entry.

Sister Gayle Cumbley, a nun with Good Shepherd Sisters, is walked out of the Russell Senate Office Building after being arrested during the demonstration in Washington, D.C. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com