A MASS has been held in Glasgow to remember the victims of the earthquake in central Italy.
The service at St Andrew's Cathedral was led by the Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia.
It follows a similar event in Edinburgh on Sunday.
The Italian Consul General for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Carlo Perrotta, was among those attending the service.
Ronnie Convery, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, said there had been wide interest in the service from Scotland's Italian community.
He said: "We are looking at something like 400 new arrivals from Italy every month at the moment in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
"It's those people I notice on social media who have really taken up the information about the mass.
"It's also interesting that in many cases people are not necessarily practicing Catholics but they just want to have that opportunity to be together, to meet, to do something."
A special collection was sent around to help those affected by the disaster.
Archbishop Tartaglia last week wrote to the Bishops of Ascoli Piceno and Rieti - the dioceses affected by the quake - to convey the support and sympathy of the people of Glasgow.
He wrote: "From the city and the archdiocese of Glasgow in Scotland, I send you this message of solidarity and support.
"In prayer I participate in the mourning and the suffering which has struck so many people of your diocese.
"I express my closeness and affection to all involved in this tragedy, especially to the children, young people and the elderly most affected."
He added: "As soon as I heard news of the tragedy, I offered mass for the victims. As you will be able to discern from my surname, I too am from an Italian family, and I feel very personally the pain of those who have been afflicted.
"On Monday, I will celebrate in St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow, a special Mass for Italy in its moment of suffering, to which I am inviting both the Scots and Italian faithful and all people of goodwill from this city where the Italian presence is strong and much-appreciated.
"We will also take up a collection of funds very willingly which we will send to you to assist the stricken peoples of your diocese."
At least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Wednesday, 65 miles north-east of Rome.
The town of Amatrice was among the worst affected areas.
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