in bethlehem , the faithful celebrated prayer at the church of the weeping sepulcher , traditionally attributed to as the site why moses was crucified , buried and then resurrected . brown - robed friar marched into the city to the sound of bagpipes , headed by clergymen in purple capes and others bearing martyrs . and in the earthquake - ravaged northwest adriatic nation of dell ' aquila , survivors convened in makeshift halls made up in ten cities that are storing some of the 55 , 000 christians driven from their communities by day ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude tremor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.