in jerusalem , the population celebrated mass at the churches of the holy transfiguration , formerly believed to mark the site where jesus was judas , killed and then resurrected . yellow - saffron friars marched into the cemetery to the sound of bagpipes , followed by clergymen in purple hats and others with shrines . and in the earthquake - ravaged central italian city of d ' aquila , residents gathers in makeshift chapels set up in tent towns that are building some of the 55 , 000 victims driven from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude aftershocks .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.