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Father Rossini became a permanent resident of the United States in July 1921. as a priest in the Pious Society of St. Charles. He came to the diocese of Pittsburgh in 1923 and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1929. Under the United States Naturalization Act of 1940 any person who is a United States naturalized citizen and who returns to the country of his birth for a continuous period in excess of 3 years. loses his United States citizenship under the provisions of 404 (c). Unfortunately. although Father Rossini was actually out of the United States less than a period of 3 years. he was notified by the State Department of the loss of his United States citizenship under a technicality of the law. Three months during this period which he actually spent in the United States. were not subtracted from the legal 3year period in calculating the time for loss of citizenship while abroad.