New Orleans, La., Sep 6, 2012 / 00:58 am
As Gulf Coast residents continue the recovery process following Hurricane Isaac, Catholic groups throughout the South have begun organizing disaster relief services for victims.
"These people who have been affected and certainly those who have lost so much need our prayerful support," Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans said at a Sept. 4 press conference.
In order to convey the archdiocese's prayers and commitment to providing assistance for victims, Archbishop Aymond visited badly damaged areas Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.
Hurricane Isaac, which made landfall Aug. 28, dropped more that 15 inches of rain, flooded parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama and has killed at least seven people in the U.S.