Pope Francis has appointed Father Italo Dell’Oro, CRS as auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas.

WASHINGTON - Pope Francis has appointed the Rev. Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S. as auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston. Bishop-elect Dell’Oro is a priest of the Congregation of the Somascan Fathers and currently…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 9 – Renaissance Saint related to St.Jerome

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Renaissance Saints Related to St. Jerome                       No saint is an island. All saints are connected to…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 8 – Death, The spiritual Testament (1537)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Death - The Spiritual Testament of St. Jerome (1537) 8.1. The last days of Jerome in Somasca           …

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 7 – Jerome’s activity in Lombardy (1532-1536)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's activity in Lombardy (1532-1536)             Jerome is an attentive seeker of God's will. It is manifested…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 6 – Jerome’s charitable activity in Venice (1527-1532)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's charitable activity in Venice (1527-1532) 6.1. The sweet opportunity to imitate Christ: the famine of 1527           …

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 5 – Jerome’s ascetic journey up to the beginning of this charitable activity (1511-1526)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's ascetic journey up to the beginning of his charitable activity (1511 - 1526) 5.1. The period…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 4 – 1511: Marvelous liberation from the imprisonment of Jerome Emiliani

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa  1511: Marvelous liberation from the imprisonment of Jerome Emiliani The Congregation of the Somascan Fathers recently celebrated a…

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