THVRSDAY MID-DAY EDITION

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Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. Chicago Priest Accused of Molesting Kids Makes Bombshell Claim Against Leo – Comp Clrgy
2. Michael Matt Reflects on Leo: He’s Signaling Something Different – Les Femmes
3. Leo Names Michael Pham San Diego Bishop, Sistr. Tiziana Merletti to Consecrated Lf Dic – JL
4. Cardinal Goh: Leo Will Put Clarity Back Into Doctrine & End TLM Persecution – Rorate Cæli
5. CNN Attacks Defense Secretary for. . .Praying? – Mat. Archbold at Creative Minority Report
6. Leave It to PBS to Ever Carry Water for the Murderous Left – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
7. Cardinal Müller: Election of Leo is a Fortunate Coincidence & Providential – Catholic Conclave
8. How Wokeness Destroyed an Education Miracle – Robert Pondiscio at Commentary
9. Six Different Attitudes to the TLM – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
10. What Leo Sees in Van Gogh’s ‘Sower’ & What You Might Have Missed – J.M. Grondelski, Ph.D.

Honorable Mentioned News Stories on Big Pulpit:
Priests Overwhelmed by Confessions at Catholic Music Festival of 40,000 – Catholic Herald
Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Church May Be Preserved – CNA via Catholic World Report
Gregg M. Caggianelli Ordained Bishop of U.S. Armed Forces – Jean Gonzalez at OSV News

Pope Leo XIV:
Vatican Condemns A.I. Deepfake of Leo Praising Revolutionary African Leader – Catholic Herald
Human Rights Watch Urges Pope Leo XIV to Address Secretive China Deal – Complicit Clergy

Analysis and Punditry:
The Historical Illiteracy Regarding Church & State – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pagan Signs: The Rise of Paganism in the U.K. – Daniel Whyte, IV, at Mere Orthodoxy
Liberalism Runs Rampant Among Non-Mass Goers – David Ayers, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Church of Nicaea or Church of Nice: Which One Are You In? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Register
Nearly Half a Million Pilgrims Visit the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil Near Paris – Trad, Fam, & Prop
A.I. Exposes How Broken Our Higher Education System Is – Hayden Daniel at The Federalist
The Church Is Political—Inside & Out – Darrick Taylor at Crisis Magazine
Occult Alert: How Many Americans Follow Astrology? – Associated Press
What Is The Church Of Satanology? Here’s Its Beef With Florida Schools – Florida Today

Education Analysis, Punditry, and News:
A Child’s First 8 Years Can Lead to Lifelong Success – Marisa Busch at The74

Spiritual Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
New Mystic Update Posts – Mystic Update

Anglosphere Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Trump Faces South African President Over “Afrikaner Genocide” – Catholics For Catholics
Our Embattled Anglosphere – James Allan at Law & Liberty

International Political Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Left-Wing Graffiti Classified as “Right-Wing” Extremism in Germany – TEC News
Spanish Socialists Take Another Step To Censor Conservative Media – Zoltán Kottász at The EC
Work Longer, Retire Later: Socialist Paradise Denmark Raises Pension Age to 70 – TEC News
Israeli Embassy Staff Shooter Reveals “Real Colours of ‘Free Palestine’ Movement” – M. Curzon

Western Civ Defender. . . Geopolitical Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Third of Youngsters in Germany Have Migrant Background – TEC News

Et Cætera. . . Popular Cultural Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Mel Gibson to Partner With Lionsgate on ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ – Catholic Herald

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
How to Cook the Perfect Steak, According to a Meat Scientist – L.M. Labong at Garden & Gun
I Would Like to Think So – David Griffey at Daffey Thoughts
On the Economic Front, the Winds of Frenetic Intemperance Are Blowing – Trad, Fam, & Prop
Birth Control Is Not Real Acne Treatment – Lila Rose
Eggs Florentine – Smitten Kitchen
Need Professional Fundraising Advice for Catholics? Click Here! – Brice Sokolowski
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Big Pulpit’s Editor-in-Chief, Follow on X – Robert “Tito” Edwards

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