Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Is Cardinal Sarah the Man to Save the Church as Next Pope? – Gavin Ashenden at Catholic Herald
Bishop Strickland Calls Upon Cardinal Farrell to Resign as Camerlengo – Complicit Clergy
Read Late Last Nights Conclave Wednesday Edition – Big Pulpit
Thursday Early Morning Edition – Big Pulpit
Top-10 Most Viewed Conclave Stories on Big Pulpit:
1. With Respect, I Think Archbishop Viganò is Wrong – Fr. Z’s Blog
2. Bishop Strickland Calls Upon Cardinal Farrell to Resign as Camerlengo – Complicit Clergy
3. Cardinal Pell’s Secret Letter to Cardinals Circulating at Pre-Conclave Talks – Fr. A.J. McDonald
4. Is Cardinal Sarah the Man to Save the Church as Next Pope? – Gavin Ashenden at Cthlc Herald
5. The Who’s Who of Bad Options in the Conclave – Serre Verweij at Rorate Cæli
6. ‘Uproar’ Over Lettering on Francis’s Tomb – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia
7. Gavin Ashenden Distills the Last 12 Years, or So, Poignantly & Pointedly – Fr. Z’s Blog
8. A Pornocracy Conclave: Let’s Prepare for the Worst & Hope for the Best – The Meaning Of. . .
9. Conclave Watch: Parolin – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
10. Francis, the Pope Who Alienated Good Catholics – Simon Caldwell at TCW
Honorable Mentioned Conclave Stories on Big Pulpit:
Who Will Sit on St. Peter’s Throne? Calls for a Conservative Pontiff Get Louder – TEC News
Exclusive: Strickland Warns of Divide – Giulia Carbonaro at Newsweek
Is Francis the Last Pope? No, Because Malachy ‘Prophecy’ is a Fraud – Deacon Tho. L. McDonald
Papabili Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Church & the World Needs an African Pope. . .Sarah – Kevin Clark at Not That You Asked. . .
Meet the Conclave: Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa – The Pillar
‘Papabile’ of the Day: Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost – John L. Allen, Jr., at Crux
Parolin May Not be China’s Preferred Conclave Candidate – Ed. Condon at the Pillar
The Papabili List – College of Cardinals Report
Conclave Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Youngest Cardinal in the Conclave – Rome Reports
Could This be the Longest Conclave in Modern History? – Peter Day-Milne at Catholic Herald
Cardinals Confirm: More Than 120 Electors Will Take Part in Conclave – Catholic World News
Viganò Interview: The Church, the Papacy, the Conclave – F. Borgonovo via Complicit Clergy
Pope Francis Analysis, Punditry, and New:
Bishop Stowe Says Pope Francis Inspired Him to Listen to LGBTQ+ Catholics – Complicit Clergy
Francis Failed to Fix the Vatican’s Finances – Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli & H. Agnew at Financial Times
Interregnum Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Francis Died Too Fast & the College of Cardinals are Adrift – Jaime Gurpegui at IV via Rorate Cæli
‘Coincidences’ & ‘Signs’, with Death of Francis – Michael H. Brown on YouTube
Rome’s Ecclesiastical Tailors Compete to Dress the Next Pope – Catholic Herald
Taking Responsibility for 1.4 Billion Souls: The Spectacle Gripping the World – Catholic Herald
Previous Conclave Editions:
Conclave Thursday Edition – Big Pulpit
Conclave Wednesday Edition – Big Pulpit
Conclave Tuesday Edition – Big Pulpit
Conclave Monday Edition – Big Pulpit
Conclave Information:
10 Conclave Facts That Will Blow Your Mind – Fr. David Michael Moses on YouTube
Rosary Novena for Conclave & New Pope, May 1-9 Live @ 8pm EST – Catholics For Catholics
Cardinals: Who are They? When & Why Did This Role Appear in the Church? – Rome Reports
The Origins of the Conclave – EWTN on YouTube
All News Catholic – Big Pulpit
Vatican Information:
101 Facts about Vatican City – 101Facts on YouTube
Why isn’t Vatican a Part of Italy? – Knowledgia on YouTube
The Official Vatican Website – The Holy See
Vatican City Explained – CGP Grey on YouTube
How Does the Vatican Work? (History of the Papal States) – General Knowledge on YouTube
All News Catholic – Big Pulpit
Papal Information:
How Does the New Pope Choose Their Name? – Name Explain on YouTube
Why the Pope Dresses Like That – Vox on YouTube
Every Pope Explained – Saint Peter to Francis – So Basically on YouTube
Why Does the Pope Have a Country, the Papal States? – Look Back History on YouTube
The Vatican Square Explained – Manuel Bravo on YouTube
All News Catholic – Big Pulpit
Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Five Francis Customs That Could Change Under a New Pope – Elise Ann Allen at Crux via Angelus
Rex Mottram on Papal Infallibility – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at the American Catholic
Betting Odds on Next Pope – Esten McLaren at Sportsbook Review
Viganò’s Approach to the Conclave – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
Review of the Film “Conclave” – James Bogle at 1 Peter 5
It’s Here! The 2025 Color of the Year – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Statistics & Data on Current Cardinals (Italian) – The Vatican Dashboard
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