Priests, religious and faithful from the countries afflicted by the devastating tsunami of December 26th are especially invited to St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, January 24, at 5 p.m.

There, Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, in the name of the Holy Father, will preside at a solemn Eucharistic celebration for the repose of the souls of the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia.

All the faithful are invited to attend the somber Mass.