Churches race to support members impacted by oil spill

 
FERNANDO ALFONSO III
Published: May 26, 2010

(RNS) As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico , churches and religious organizations along the Louisiana coast are providing food, money and support to parishioners whose livelihoods hang in the balance.

More than 7 million gallons of oil have contaminated the Gulf since an oil rig explosion on April 20, pulling the region's fishing industry to a screeching halt. It's been particularly hard for churc...


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