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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Shock Wednesday Audience from Pope Leo XIV with Implications for The West – Fr. McDonald
2. Pope Francis Destroyed – Sheryl Collmer at Crisis Magazine
3. Hopes for a New Pontificate – George Weigel at Catholic World Report
4. Pope Leo XIV on Homosexuality – Brittany Bernstein at National Review
5. The Pope Paul VI Hall is Ugly as Sin – Emily Zanotti & Don McClarey at The American Catholic
6. Conclave Watch: Don’t Mess With Us. We Are on a Mission From God! – The American Catholic
7. 17th Century Altarpiece Saved from French Revolution & 1960’s Whitewashing – Lit Arts Jrnl
8. Pope Leo XIV’s American Citizenship: Can He Keep It as Pope? – Catholic News Agency
9. It Was Obvious Back in 2020 – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Pope Leo XIV Publishes First Post on Papal Social Media Accounts – Vatican News
Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Pope Leo XIV is a Gift to US Catholic Colleges & Universities – Anne Hendershott at Crisis
Liberal Integralists – Fr. Vincent L. Strand, S.J., at First Things
I’m Praying That the 60s Cultural Revolution is Finally Over – Tim Stanley at The Telegraph
Pope Leo XIV:
Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Chicago Home – Jonathan Liedl on X
Pope Leo XIV is Staying on Social Media – Camillo Barone at The Fishwrap
New Pope Must Correct Declining Course of Faith in Latin America – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza
Cardinal DiNardo: Pope Leo XIV is a ‘Citizen of the Entire World’ – Texas Catholic Herald
Archbishop Vásquez Echoes Pope Leo XIV’s Call for Peace – Js. Ramos at Texas Catholic Herald
Analysis and Punditry:
Ask Father: Priest Went “Off Script” When Giving Absolution – Fr. Z’s Blog
Cicero’s Hallelujah (Mmmph!) – Rod Dreher
Scandal of Catholic Charities with Michael Hichborn – Gavin Ashenden, et al., at Cthlc Unscripted
The Left is About the Utter Destruction of the Christian West – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
Hemingway’s Faith & Mary’s Apparitions – Mary Claire Kendall at Aleteia
Guide to Holy Oils: What does OC, OS, OI, & SC all mean? What are Chrism. . . – S. Smith, J.D.
ACST Catholic Shows Value of Parishes to Combat Epidemic of Loneliness – Ignitum Today
News:
New Footprints of God Movie Coming – Video No. 10 – Steve Ray at Defenders Of The Catholic. . .
Christendom College’s Inst for Liturgical Formation Begins First Classes This Summer – CWR
Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Office of Readings on the Feast of St Matthias. Wednesday. 14. May – Catholic Unscripted
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update
Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Leo the Great Versus Attila the Hun – Sean Fitzpatrick at Catholic Answers Magazine
Italy’s Crib Makers in Crisis as Births Continue to Fall – Catholic Herald
Defending French Women & Western Civilisation—Collectif Némésis & Cordier – H. de Lauzun
Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Dog ‘Talking’ To Mary – The Best via Spirit Daily Blog
‘I Love You, Momma’ – Saint Adaugoijele via Spirit Daily Blog
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
We Tasted 9 Cheddar Cheese Brands & This Was The Winner – Cat. Jessee at Southern Living
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
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