Washington D.C., Sep 18, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Americans across the country joined Friday in a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for victims of Hurricane Katrina. President George W. Bush called for the special day of prayer.
Interdenominational services were held in state Capitols and especially in the Gulf Coast region and Texas, where many of those displaced by the hurricane have sought refuge.
Bush attended a service with other religious and political leaders at the National Cathedral in Washington.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, N.J., held a 40-minute service. Fr. Michael Mannion told the assembly that Katrina taught people who and what are important, reported the Associated Press.