WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: A long line is a common sight in Moscow, but usually not outside a church. CNN's Steve Harrigan tells us more.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A mile long, night and day, for six days. It's not a line for vodka or sausage or a new refrigerator. These people are waiting for a miracle.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I'm going to ask the saint to help me to see.</s>HARRIGAN: They have come to see, touch and kiss the remains of Pantelemon, a fourth-century saint with legendary healing powers. These Russian Orthodox Christians are hoping for a cure for themselves or a loved one. By bus, by train, the pilgrims come from villages and cities across Russia. (on camera): It takes eight hours just to get to the front of the line. Not everyone here will make it before Sunday, when the holy relics are returned to Greece. (voice-over): All around Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, babushkas shield themselves from the summer sun. For many, though, the burden is light.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Yesterday I stood for 12 hours. It passed like nothing.</s>HARRIGAN: Slow but steady steps of hundreds of thousands of Russians, each hoping for a miracle. Steve Harrigan, CNN, Moscow.
Russians Queue for a Chance to Touch the Remains of Saint Pantelemon