National Obama Attends Vigil for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims April 18, 2013 prev7 of 11next Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesFormer Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney attends an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled "Healing Our City," at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston. Share Read Later President Obama traveled to Boston on Thursday to speak at an interfaith service for victims of Monday’s attack.