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The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said it could take "just
one phone call" for the four-year-old to be found and returned to them.
In a statement to mark a calendar month since Madeleine disappeared in Portugal, Gerry
and Kate McCann said they believed she was still alive.
At an emotional service in Praia da Luz, the Algarve town
where Madeleine was abducted, Mrs McCann broke down.
She cried after a young Portuguese girl kissed her during the service.
Madeleine disappeared from the family's holiday apartment while her parents
were at a nearby restaurant.
The statement released by Mr and Mrs McCann, both 38, from Rothley,
Leicestershire, read: "It is incredibly difficult not having Madeleine
here.
"As every day, every week, becomes a month, we still believe she is out
there and alive and we remain positive and determined that we will find her
soon with everyone's help.
"We do realise it is just a phone call that we need. We just want her
home."
The couple, who are devout Catholics, are spending Sunday with their
two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie.
Pope meeting
They left their apartment to join the congregation at the nearby Igreja Nossa Senora da Luz church, where they have prayed since Madeleine
disappeared.
Mrs McCann cried after being kissed when the congregation was asked to exchange
a sign of peace.
Holding Madeleine's favourite toy Cuddle Cat and a copy of the best-selling
children's book We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Mrs McCann struggled to compose
herself.
As they went forward to take communion, Mr McCann put his arm around his wife
and squeezed her shoulder.
Jazz concert
Earlier this week the McCanns flew to Rome
to meet the Pope at a general audience where he blessed a photograph of
Madeleine.
Two weeks ago they visited Portugal's
most holy shrine in Fatima and have spoken of
how the support they have received from the local Catholic community has helped
them.
A jazz concert of solidarity is being arranged to publicise Madeleine's
disappearance in neighbouring Lagos
on Thursday, which the McCanns hope to attend.
They are currently carrying out a series of visits to Europe,
appealing for help and information about their daughter.
They have visited Rome and Madrid
and next week they are planning to go to Berlin
and Amsterdam.
The McCanns are targeting countries where Portugal is popular as a tourist
destination.
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