Gone in an instant

Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Residents stand among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016. Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the early hours, which has killed at least three people and devastated dozens of mountain villages. Numerous buildings had collapsed in communities close to the epicenter of the quake near the town of Norcia in the region of Umbria, witnesses told Italian media, with an increase in the death toll highly likely.
Top 10
1

Bret Thoman, OFS
What Padre Pio saw in the Spanish Flu of 1918
2

Annalisa Teggi
Amputee from the waist down is thankful every day to be alive
3

Philip Kosloski
Padre Pio’s favorite prayer of petition
4

Philip Kosloski
5 Essential things used at Mass and their symbolism
5

Cerith Gardiner
7 Joys to be had from a lengthy marriage
6

Philip Kosloski
Catholic prayers for strength
7

Zelda Caldwell
Mystery of crosses on walls of Church of the Holy Sepulchre may h...
See More
Newsletter
Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. Subscribe here.