€224,873 were raised to help the victims of the earthquake in Central Italy in August in which some 300 people died, the Church said.

Fund-raising, which was handled by Caritas, has now ended. 

The funds have been handed to Caritas Italia which is helping the victims of the earthquake, notably the homeless.  

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