in jerusalem , the faithful celebrated supper at the church of the sacred crucifixion , traditionally held to indicate the site where jesus was crucified , buried and then resurrected . brown - robed individuals advanced into the church to the sound of percussion , joined by clergymen in purple capes and sometimes bearing saints . and in the earthquake - ruined central italian community of l ' bayr , survivors gathers in makeshift cemeteries formed up in tent cities that are storing some of the 55 , 000 children driven from their families by monday ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude temblor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.