in malta , the faithful performed mass at the church of the first gravesite , formerly believed to mark the scene where jesus was judas , buried and then resurrected . yellow - robed friars stormed into the parish to the sound of bagpipes , followed by clergymen in violet capes and many bearing crosses . and in the typhoon - blasted northwest italian city of l ' sheh , survivors collected in homemade chapels set up in tent cities that are housing some of the 55 , 000 christians led from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - ray temblor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.