Pope Benedict XVI gave special dispensation for a funeral mass held earlier today on Good Friday, a day when Mass is not held, for those who died in Italy's earthquake. The death toll has reached 287 people. Thousands of survivors are in tent camps, facing difficult conditions.
"Today is a 'Via Crucis' for each of us," said Stefania Pezzopane, one of the top officials of this medieval city in central Italy. The "Via Crucis," or "Way of the Cross," is the procession held on Good Friday in commemoration of Jesus' suffering before crucifixion. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck Monday at 3:32 a.m., catching many in their sleep. It collapsed buildings and reduced entire blocks to piles of rubble. L'Aquila was among the hardest hit, but the quake damaged some 26 towns in the central mountainous region of Abruzzo. via msnbc.com
Please keep all those grieving in your prayers.
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