Famous Drug Rehabilitation Priest Celebrates His Personal Holiday in Slovenia

Divača, 29 June - Founder of the Encounter drug rehabilitation communities, Italian priest Don Pierino Gelmini celebrated his name day and 53th anniversary of priesthood in Slovenia on Saturday. Gelmini offered the ceremonial mass, while Slovene Metropolitan and Ljubljana Archbishop Franc Rode gave the introduction. The sermon was read by the Koper Bishop Metod Pirih.