OSV News – The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to "renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life," said two U.S. Catholic bishops.Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on African American Affairs, and retired Auxiliary…...
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Justin Lopez, and his daughter Olivia, 3, of St. John Parish in Biloxi, Miss., walk through rubble in September 2005 in Biloxi, Miss., after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast community. Aug. 29, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly storm, which made landfall in the Gulf Coast region. The powerful storm claimed 1,400 lives, and caused widespread devastation, particularly in New Orleans and along the Mississippi coast. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) (Bob Roller)
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