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The first Italian Opera House (that was its name) became the National Theater; the second, which was known as Palmo's Opera House, when turned over to the spoken drama, became

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

A few of the many popular U.S. bloggers I spotted on the Vatican list include the exhaustive Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia and the exacting Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress, who has shifted her blog base to Patheos, and Thomas Peters, American Papist blogger at CatholicVote.org.

Catholic bloggers, inspiring to snarky to political, get Vatican confab 2011

As famed Catholic journalist Rocco Palmo reports, In his final hours, the Nuncio's sister, niece and nephew were said to be at his bedside after having been called over from Italy last week.

Joseph K. Grieboski: God's Diplomat Called Home Joseph K. Grieboski 2011

As famed Catholic journalist Rocco Palmo reports, In his final hours, the Nuncio's sister, niece and nephew were said to be at his bedside after having been called over from Italy last week.

Joseph K. Grieboski: God's Diplomat Called Home Joseph K. Grieboski 2011

Palmo said "breaching the wall of security" surrounding official church information "is the easy part."

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010

Palmo said the toughest thing he's had to do was publish a 2006 letter of no confidence from the priests of the Archdiocese of New York to now retired Cardinal Edward Egan.

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010

But as thoughts of the priesthood faded, Palmo -- a wiry, garrulous man with a strong Philadelphia accent and a prominent Roman nose -- began imagining how to combine his interests in Catholicism and journalism.

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010

Palmo said the role he and other new media publishers play was different from traditional journalists 'covering the church for their secular newspapers.

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010

Today, more than 5,000 posts later, Palmo says his site draws between 15,000 and 40,000 unique visitors a week.

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010

Early on, Palmo felt himself leaning toward the priesthood, guided along by former Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, whom Palmo calls "my rabbi."

Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century 2010