Pope demands soul-searching by those responsible for poor construction in Italy quake zone

L’AQUILA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI embraced the survivors of Italy’s deadly earthquake Tuesday as he walked through their muddy tent camp and demanded “serious soul-searching” from those responsible for the shoddy construction blamed for many of the 296 deaths.

Pope visits central Italy region hit by earthquake, meets with survivors

L’AQUILA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI visited the earthquake-ravaged area of central Italy on Tuesday to comfort survivors and give them hope to rebuild, visiting tent camps and a dormitory whose collapse epitomized the shoddy construction blamed for many of the 300 deaths.

Pope to visit central Italy region hit by earthquake

ONNA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI will visit the region in central Italy devastated by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people earlier this month.