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Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Rumor: Restriction on TLM to be Lifted? – DC Rosary Rally for the Latin Mass on X
Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. My Oh My, Scroll Down & Read What Fr. Prevost had to Say of Cardinal Bergoglio – TACatholic
2. Rumor: Restriction on TLM to be Lifted? – DC Rosary Rally for the Latin Mass on X
3. Archbishop Georg Gänswein Names the Elephant in the Room! – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at SO. . .
4. Did the Pope Avoid the Rainbow Flag on Purpose? – Anthony of Avoiding Babylon on X
5. 6 Reasons Why Altar Rails are Returning & Firing Up Eucharistic Devotion – Trad, Fam, & Prop
6. Cupich Has Always Smelled Like the Wolves – Don. R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
7. Cardinals’ Voting Patterns Emerge as Leo XIV Is Welcomed as a Pope of Peace – Ed Pentin
8. Cardinal Müller on the Conclave – Catholic Conclave
9. German Cardinals Unhappy with Election of Pope Leo XIV – Emily Zanotti via The Am Catholic
10. Official Portrait: Back To Traditional – Celebrazioni Papali on X
Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Ask Father: Did Leo XIV Use Older, Traditional Form of “Urbi Et Orbi” Blessing – Fr. Z’s Blog
Japanese Cardinal Explains Why Pope Leo XIV Was Chosen in the Conclave – N. Carvalho at Crux
The Conclave: Winners & Losers – Todd Aglialoro at Catholic Answers Magazine
Pope Leo XIV:
TFP Communique on the Election of Leo XIV – Tradition, Family, & Property
Judging the New Pope – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
If Father Must Say Mass After Leo Election Announced but Before We Know His Name – Fr. Zed
Leo XIV’s Motto, Drawn from St. Augustine, Speaks Volumes to This Moment – Mike Aquilina
On Pope Leo’s Desk: Fixing Vatican Finances – Ed. Condon at the Pillar
Addressing Cardinals, Pope Leo Discusses Choice of Name, ‘Fundamental Points’. . . – CWN
“The ‘Allegations’ of a Cover-Up Against Cardinal Prevost are Absolutely False” – Cthlc Conclave
Bishop Prevost Condemned Release of Communist Terrorists from Peruvian Jails – TACatholic
The Controversy: State of Washington vs. Seal of Confession – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Leo XIV Affirms Vatican II’s Catholic-Jewish Dialogue on Day 1? – The WM Review
Analysis and Punditry:
Habemus Bugnolo? – Steven O’Reilly at Roma Locuta Est
Francis Needed Medication to Stabilize His Emotional & Psycho-Emotional Balance – C Conclave
Our Long Collective Nightmare is Over – Rorate Cæli
The Era of Performative Humility is Coming to an End – Catholic Conclave
Ebb & Flow of the Conclave: The Italian Disappointment – Catholic Conclave
Father Virginio Carries the Amicizia’s Banner to Paris – Tradition, Family, & Property
News:
Pope Leo XIV to be Inaugurated on May 18 – Vatican News
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Cultural & Philosophical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Traditional Liturgy Fills Churches, Yet Prelates Fight It – Mch Haynes at Tradition, Fam & Prop
Gen Z Gets Smart: More Are Embracing Dumbphones – Tradition, Family, & Property
Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Left Worried Over Leo Like The Right Over Francis at Start of Their Papacies – Fr. McDonald
From Ember to Fire: Catholicism Discreetly Reemerges in Europe – Tradition, Family, & Prop
Send a Video Message to Leo XIV: Here’s How You Can Encourage Our New Pope! – ChurchPOP
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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