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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Support Big Pulpit, Little Vatican, with Your Donation – Robert “Tito” Edwards
The Secularized Christianity of Oren Cass Presents the Wrong Model for America – TFP
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Boise St. Women’s Volleyball Forfeits Again Against SJSU with Male Player – The College Fix

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Farewell to Our Fathers: The Problem With Parish Term Limits – National Catholic Register
2. Pride, After a Fall – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
3. One Place in Japan Where Fertility is Sky-High – Louis T. March at Mercator
4. Opening the Vulgate Can of Worms — Guest Post by Bob Short – Catholic Bible Talk
5. Satan Loves to Take Over Politicians, Says Former Rome Exorcist – CNA via ChurchPOP
6. Are People “Born Gay?” – Lila Rose
7. The Secularized Christianity of Oren Cass Presents the Wrong Model for America – TFP
8. New Warsaw Archbishop Marks Generational Shift – Luke Coppen at The Pillar
9. No, Nuclear War Will Not Cause the End of the World – Robert Lazu Kmita, Ph.D., at KL
10. ‘Put Not Your Trust in Princes’ – Christopher Check at Catholic Answers Magazine

News:
Convent Founded by Mother Teresa Burned Down in Escalation of Violence in Haiti – CWR
Rita Marker, Prolific Anti-Euthanasia Advocate, Dies at 83 – CNA via Catholic World Report

Punditry and Analysis:
SNL Parodies and Big Elections: Bret Baier Talks Faith and Family – Alyssa Murphy at Register
Why Putin Hates Protestants & Any Denominations He Can’t Control – A. Graceffo at Providence
Britain to Get Its First Catholic Medical School in 2026 – CNA via National Catholic Register

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
‘Profoundly Relieved’: Major Abortion Amendment in Florida Fails to Pass – C News Agency
Can Voter Lobbying Groups Use ‘Catholic’ in Their Names? Bishops May Decide – OSV News

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
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TVESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Support Big Pulpit, Little Vatican, with Your Donation – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Consecration of the Election to the Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholics for Catholics
Why are Churches Burning in Canada? Weak Response to Religious Arson is Alarming – NY Post
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Election Night Open Thread – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Catholic College in Wisconsin to Continue to Teach Gender Theory – Creative Minority Report
2. French Train Attack: The Gang War Is Just Beginning – Hélène de Lauzun at The EC
3. Cardinal De Kesel Glorifies World that ‘Converts’ the Church – S. Fontana at Daily Compass
4. Election Night Open Thread – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. A Radical French Feminist Apologizes for Offending Catholics – Michael Cook at Mercator
6. The Trouble with Guy Fawkes Night – Theo Hobson at Spectator Australia
7. USCCB Distorts Church Teachings to Cajole Catholics to Vote for Open Borders – M. Mullarkey
8. PizzaGate Rising – Dad29
9. Bishop Robert Barron Pans ‘Conclave’ Movie: ‘Run Away From It as Fast as You Can’ – CNA
10. Missionaries of Charity Convent Looted, Burned in Haiti – Catholic World News

News:
Statue Of Jesus Vandalized At Ogden Mortuary in Utah – Megan Brugger at 2KUTV

Punditry and Analysis:
Can Catholics Donate Their Organs? Here’s What the Church Says – National Catholic Register
Pope Francis Appoints Chicago Auxiliary Bishop to Lead Milwaukee Archdiocese – CWR
The Vatican’s Surprise Announcement: a New Italian Cardinal – Rome Reports
Mystery: the Holy Mystic Who Held Jesus – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
The Visit to St. Peter’s Basilica Now Starts in New Welcome Center for Pilgrims – Rome Reports

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Final Battleground Polls of the Most Accurate Polling Firm in 2020 – The American Catholic
Kamala Harris vs. Motherhood – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine
Megyn Kelly Speech For Trump – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Why are some Christians Opting for the American Solidarity Party? – Aleja Hertzler-McCain
Legacy Media Need to Take a Long, Hard Look Into the Mirror – David Thunder at Mercator
St. John Paul II’s Warning About a Democracy Without Values – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
2024 Presidential Election: How Will Various Faith Groups Vote? – Ryan P. Burge, Ph.D., at RU
Polling Experts See Neck-and-Neck 2024 Race Heading Into Election Day – Catholic Vote
Abortion on the Ballot in 10 States – Catholic World News
Finding A Tax Definition To ‘When A Church Is Not A Church’ – Richard Ostling at Religion Unplgd
A Duty to Vote, a Reminder to Pray – Joseph Pronechen at National Catholic Register

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Women’s Boxing Champ Is a Man – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
More than Digital Gold: The Humanitarian Case for Bitcoin – Victoria Meller at The EC
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Pope Adds Anti-Mafia Bishop to List of New Cardinals – The Pillar
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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Support Big Pulpit, Little Vatican, with Your Donation – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Cause for Beatification of Sister Clare Crockett Opened – Catholic World Report
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Pope Makes Surprise Announcement of Another New Cardinal – Aleteia
2. The Problem of a Less than Orthodox Pope: Reply to Jn. Lamont – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D.
3. Becciu Gives His Version of Why Funds Transferred to Australia Prior to Pell’s Trial – Ed Pentin
4. A Last-Minute Plea to Vote for Trump – Janet E. Smith at Crisis Magazine
5. 7 Things to Look for on Election Night – Peter Laffin at National Catholic Register
6. Fr. Gr. Murray: Governing Power Resides in Those Who are Ordained, Not in Laity – M. Haynes
7. Clothes Encounters: 60 Years of the Miniskirt w/an Argument for Privacy in Dress – M ORegan
8. Make America Good Again – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky at Catholic Culture
9. Heralds of the Gospel Founder Dies at 85 – Monasa Narjara at Catholic News Agency
10. Cause for Beatification of Sister Clare Crockett Opened – Catholic World Report

News:
Volcano Destroys Indonesia Catholic Convent, Killing Religious Sister – Catholic World Report

Punditry and Analysis:
Our Barren Garden of Symbols – Boniface at Unam Sanctam Catholicam
Professional Illuminator Depicts Notre Dame Cathedral Fire – Cécile Séveirac at Aleteia
Those Dastardly British Criminals Who Pray Silently Outside Abortion Clinics – Mercator
Here’s to St Bernard of Clairvaux: Celebrating the Cistercians and Their Chardonnay – C Herald
From Tribes to a Nation: How France Unified Its Countryfolk and Cities – J. Bradshaw at Mercator
The Great Opportunity for the Catholic Church in the Age of AI – Rome Reports

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
GWU Locks Down Campus, Sets Up Emergency Ctr Anticipating Election Violence – College Fix
On the Moral Obligation to Vote for Trump – Chris Jackson at 1 Peter 5
YouTube Limits Catholic Vote Anti-Harris Ad Citing ‘Improper Content’ Policy – Catholic Vote

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

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MONDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Support Big Pulpit, Little Vatican, with Your Donation – Robert “Tito” Edwards
New Report Shows Increase in Persecution Against Christians in China – Zenit
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Reflections on a Dozen Years as Editor of Catholic World Report – Carl E. Olson at CWR

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. New Archbishops for Milwaukee, Warsaw – Catholic World News
2. Seer From La Salette Was Repressed Due to ‘Secret’ – Michael H. Brown at Spirit Daily Blog
3. Deacon Asselin: Accuses Trump Supporter – An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic
4. PopeWatch: Mother Angelica – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. The Problem with Luce – Steve Skojec at The Skojec File
6. AI Reveals New Details About a 16th-Century Raphael Painting – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia
7. Fact-Checking Yet Another Film About Ireland’s Merciless Nuns – Js. Bradshaw at Mercator
8. Mel Gibson’s Series on Christians’ Victory Against Ottoman Muslims in Malta – Zenit
9. Raw Hatred Towards Americans – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Why I Am Voting for Trump a Third Time – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at Tradition & Sanity

News:
Papal Closeness to Chad’s People Following Islamist Attack, Flooding – Catholic World News
The Pope’s Words for Those Suffering in Southeastern Spain – Rome Reports

Punditry and Analysis:
Founder of Traditionalist Group in Brazil Dies at 85 – Eduardo Campos Lima at Crux
Death of a Liberation Theologian – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon), at Religion & Liberty Online
Michigan Man Builds Up the Catholic Church, One Lego at a Time, for 25 Years – C News Agency
Silent Thought, Loud Control: The Lurid Rise of ‘Thought Crime’ in the UK – Catholic Herald
Why Christians Can’t Be Freemasons (Masons) – Scott Smith at The Scott Smith Blog
How Does Notre Dame of Paris Intend to Avoid Another Fire? – Agnès Pinard Legry at Aleteia
Public Burning of Bishop’s Edict Latest Front in Syro-Malabar Civil War – Nir. Carvalho at Crux

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Selzer Iowa Poll – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
No Matter What Happens in the Election, Be Not Afraid – Tom Hoopes at Aleteia
Charitable Trump – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Kamala Harris’s Contrived Candidacy – Eric Bordenkircher at Chronicles
We Fight – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Prayer Before an Election From the US Bishops – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
You Have Died of Political Text Messages – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Moral Questions Regarding Voting – Raymond Cardinal Burke at The Imaginative Conservative
Unlike Dems, Trump Takes Religious Persecution of Christians Seriously – Raymond Ibrahim
Final Patriotic Rosary With Bishop Strickland on Eve of Election – Catholics for Catholics
This Psalm Reminds Us That Politicians Cannot Save Us – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Your Urgent Prayer Requests – Fr. Z’s Blog
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Global Protests Erupt Against Germany’s New Gender Self-Determination Act – Nick Hallett

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
TFP Blankets Florida with Message: Vote “No” on Amendment 4 – Tradition, Family, and Property
Silent Sacrifices: Violence Against Religious Personnel in Nigeria Must Stop – Fr. Aug. Dada
We Need Your Donations. . . and Prayers – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Catholic Voters: Be Guided By Christian Compassion – Paul A. Escott at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Extraordinary Ministers Wear Kamala Shirts at Communion – Archd. of Washington Catholic
2. Cardinal Admits That A New New Mass Is Needed – Anthony Stine at Return To Tradition
3. Massachusetts Bishop: Priest Placed on Leave Admitted to Serious Sexual Misconduct – CWR
4. Vatican Corrects U.S. Bishops on Holy Days – Kate Quinones at Catholic News Agency
5. SJSU Fires Coach for Protesting Male Player on Women’s Volleyball Team – Dad29
6. USCCB Charity Gave Funds to Pro-LGBT, Anti-Police Gp Backed by Walz – Complicit Clergy
7. Rb. Spencer: Europe Will Fall to Islam, but There Will be Pockets of Resistance – Álvaro Peñas
8. Texas AG Says Catholic Charity Smuggling Illegals into US, Running ‘Stash House’ – Cmp Clrg
9. Jesse Romero’s Open Letter to Mike Lewis’ on His Smear of Fr. Ripperger – Jesse Romero
10. Bishop Defends St. Michael’s Prayer at Mass from Cleveland Priest – Catholic World Report

News:
Vocations Shortage? Pray for Vocations During National Vocations Awareness Week – CNA

Punditry and Analysis:
Cardinal Kasper Wants Deaconesses, Contradicting Teaching on Holy Orders – Complicit Clergy
The Battle for the Latin Mass: Tradition vs. Modernity in Catholic Liturgy – Jan Bentz at The EC
St. Junipero Serra: An Unjustly Controversial Figure – Brian Gabriel at The European Conservative

Synod on Synodality:
Synod’s Implementation Should Not Turn Canon Law ‘Upside Down,’ Says Bishop – NC Register

The Holy Year 2025 Jubilee Mascot Fiasco:
Vatican’s Anime-Style Mascot Luce Goes Viral on Internet With Catholic Memes, Fan Art – CNA
Meet the 2025 Jubilee Idol – Fr. Celatus at The Remnant
From Timeless Beauty to Trendy Mascots: Modernist Infiltrate Church’s Artistic Tradition – Cm Cl

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Reason & Ruling: Recovering a Political Tradition of Calm – J.D. Palmer at The EC

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Bravo! Bishop Bans Hymns Singled-Out for Doctrinal Problems by the USCCB – Complicit Clergy
Vatican Hires Sex-Toy, ‘Pride Month’ Artist to Create Jubilee Year Mascot – Complicit Clergy
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Jeff Bezos is Good for Journalism – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Post
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Here’s How Catholics Can Get 8 Plenary Indulgences During the First Week of November – CNA

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SVNDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Pope Francis Prays in Cemetery for Unborn Children on All Souls’ Day – Natl Catholic Register
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Pope Francis’ Visit to Cemetery for All Souls’ Day (Photos) – Aleteia

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. State of Modern Mass Today, Makes Me Want to Pull Out My Hair – Fr. Allan J. McDonald
2. Former Queens Chaplain Calls for the King to Abdicate – Catholic Unscripted
3. A Poor Soul You Prayed for in Purgatory – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. Lila Rose to Vote for Trump After All – Lila Rose
5. Pray For Trump’s Conversion – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
6. 1-8 November: Indulgences for Praying for the Dead – How to! – Fr. Z’s Blog
7. What Hath Commonweal Wrought? Catholic Lay Opinion Journalism 100 Yrs Later – C Culture
8. A Simple Man’s Case for Tradition – Introduction – Edward Schaefer, Ph.D., at 1 Peter 5
9. The Litany of the Saints – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
10. Rome’s Venerable English Col. Opens Tours to Public for 1st Time in History – Rome Reports

Punditry and Analysis:
The Dangers Of Engaging In The Occult – Lila Rose
Time, Hope, & All Souls – Stephen P. White at The Catholic Thing
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
The Geopolitics of the Renewed Sino-Vatican Deal – Matthew J. Santucci at The Diplomat

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic Voters: Be Guided By Christian Compassion – Paul A. Escott at Catholic Stand

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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FRIDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The AMICIZIA: Reviving Christian Faith After the French Revolution – Tradition, Family & Property
We Need Your Donations. . . and Prayers – Robert “Tito” Edwards
The Sunday Readings & Catholic Doctrine for November 2024 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Website Offers List of Catholic Businesses in 2nd Annual Christmas Shopping Guide – Cthlc Vote

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Heretic Priest Celebrates His Errors as Bishops Do Nothing – Anthony Stine at Return To. . .
2. Did the Reformation End in 1999? – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at National Catholic Register
3. The Glory of Notre Dame Emerges as Reopening Approaches – Aleteia
4. Predictions – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Absolutely Shocking Stats on Christian Porn Use: Unpacking the Numbers – Christian Post
6. Of Course These People Lie – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. Revolting Cult of Cuteness, Catholic Church Has Fallen for It; Mascot Fiasco – Kathleen Stock
8. Memento Mori – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. Vatican: Holy Days of Obligation Not Dispensed if Transferred to a Monday – Cth News Agency
10. Prophecy of Ma. Julie Jahenny: Evil Council Led by Antipope Will Rock the Church – A. Stine

News:
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Cardinal Makes Red Wednesday Video Plea for Persecuted Church – A. Balog at Catholic Herald

Punditry and Analysis:
The History of TAN Books – Brian McCall at Catholic Family News
Forgotten Christian ‘Braveheart’ Who Delivered the West from Islamic Terror – Raymond Ibrahim
Halloween Concert to Honour Satan Staged in Italian Church – A. Zambrano at Daily Compass
Subcontracting Our Minds – Timothy Burns at Public Discourse
Chaldean Archbishop Warda of Erbil: Whole Middle East is Burning – Filipe d’Avillez at The Pillar
Did Aristotle Fail in Physics: Part 3 – Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D., at God & Elements
10 Things to Know About the Catholic Church in Lebanon – CNA via Catholic World Report

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
How the New Catholic Talent Project Plans to Change Catholic Education – Our Sunday Visitor
New Students at Vatican’s School for Artisans Include an American – Our Sunday Visitor

Synod on Synodality:
The Synod on Synodality: A “Nothingburger”? – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5

Allhallowtide:
How Can the Saints Hear a Million Prayers? – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine
Why You Can Eat Meat on the Friday Feast of All Saints – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Before Halloween Candy, Italian Catholics Had “Bread of the Dead” – V.M. Traverso at Aleteia
All Souls Day Recalls All the Forgotten Souls Who Have Died – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
A (Visual) Litany of (Anglo-Saxon) Saints – Robert Keim at Via Mediaevalis
How to Help the Holy Souls (& Your Own Soul) With Padre Pio – Annabelle Moseley at Aleteia
Catholic Books & Movies for Families to Get to Know the Saints Better – Catholic News Agency
Be a Light in the Darkness Like the Saints – Fr. Patrick Briscoe at Our Sunday Visitor
A Saintly Mentorship: How to Cultivate Heavenly Friendship – National Catholic Register
Let’s Thank Our Martyrs on This Feast of All Saints – Gavin Ashenden at Catholic Herald
The Feast of All Saints 2024 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

The Holy Year 2025 Jubilee Mascot Fiasco:
PopeWatch: When Did the Church Get Into the Toy Business? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D.
Vatican Hires LGBT Maker of Sex Toys to Produce Creepy Anime “Mascot” – Jules Gomes, Ph.D.
The Modernist Mission of Bad Religious Art – Michael Hichborn at Lepanto Institute

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
JD Vance on the Joe Rogan Podcast – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
The Anti-Racism Clown Show – Paul Du Quenoy at Chronicles
Democrat Professors Outnumber Republicans 28 to 1 at University of Arizona – The College Fix
Trump Promises Homeschooling Parents Tax Relief for Education Costs – Catholic Vote
What the Left Calls Voting Rights Cheapens Your Vote – Alexander Riley at Chronicles

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The West’s Pivotal Defeat in Ukraine – David Ramsay Steele at Chronicles
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The West is Under Siege: TFP’s 2024 Natl Conference – E. Benson at Tradition, Family, & Property
We Need Your Donations. . . and Prayers – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
3 Steps To Build Your Fall Style – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Cardinal Cupich: No Mass Obligation in Chicago on Feast of Immaculate Conception – CWN
2. Cardinal Marx and His ‘Queer Mass’ – Michael Haynes
3. Luce Meets The Lutheran Satire Gang – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. New Study Challenges Shroud of Turin Origins with 3D Modeling Evidence – uCatholic
5. Jefferson City Diocese Bans ‘All Are Welcome,’ Other Hymns From Catholic Masses – CNA
6. Justin Welby Gives Up on Monogamy; Endorses Gay Sex – Aug. Thomas at Catholic Herald
7. Becciu Says Pope ‘Should No Longer Be Head of State’ – The Pillar
8. Catholic Answers Breaks Down Luce Controversy – Thomas Graf at Indulgences Blog
9. More on the ‘Traditionalist Ordinariate’ – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D.
10. The Enraged Demons Are Attacking Churches Across America – Anthony Stine at RTT

News:
Missouri Bishop Bans Use of ‘Problematic’ Hymns – Catholic World News

Punditry and Analysis:
Dr. John Coleman, Covid Hero, Is Stunned by the Shroud of Turin – Creative Minority Report
Understanding the Crisis in the Church: Insights from 3 Readers – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D.
Vatican Publishes Judgment on Cardinal Becciu, Allowing Appeal to Proceed – Edward Pentin
Why As Catholics We Should Not Support the Movie ‘Conclave’ – Christina M. Sorrentino at MD
‘Raging Fire’: Pope Francis’ New Encyclical Reignites Sacred Heart Devotion – NC Register

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
In Defense of Tweed, Pipes, and Classical Education – Paul Kearney at Circe Institute

Synod on Synodality:
On Synodality. . . – Paul Boulanger, II, at The Remnant

Allhallowtide:
Purgatory: 100 Related Biblical Themes – David Armstrong at Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
6 Saints Who Can Be Found in Shakespeare’s Plays – Joseph Pearce at Aleteia
Pope Francis Mourns the Children Who Were Never Born – Emma Gatti at Aleteia
Confronting the Demonic & Dabbling in the Occult: Halloween & How to Manage It – C Unscripted
How to Celebrate the Octave of All Saints as a Family – Scott Smith, Esq., at The Scott Smith Blog
Celebrate The American Saints, Blesseds and Venerables – Catholics for Catholics

The Holy Year 2025 Jubilee Mascot Fiasco:
Using a Mascot Misses & Obscures the Point of the Jubilee Year – Matthew Balan at CWR

Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Britain Is Now a Dictatorship; Elites Repress, Replace Natives, Jailing Journalists – G. Ashenden
Kamala is the Anti-Catholic Candidate – Michael Ippolito at The American Postliberal

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Archbishop of Canterbury Breaks with 2,000 Year Teaching on Marriage – David W. Virtue, D.D.
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
We Need Your Donations. . . and Prayers – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Priest Kidnapping in Nigeria Seen as Part of Assault on Christian ‘Soft Targets’ – Crux
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. In Defense Of Father Ripperger, Rebutting Mike Lewis – Spirit Daily Blog
2. The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace (New Catholic Film) – Kevin Wells at Catholic Exchange
3. Buffalo Seminary Sold At Auction For $4.2 Million – Rob Hackford at 2WGRZ
4. Catholic Numbers Tank Globally – Fr. David J. Nix at Pilgrim Priest
5. Mother Lucille Cutrone, Founding Member of C.F.R. Sisters, Dies – John Burger at Aleteia
6. The Folks at the Vatican Need an Intervention! – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
7. Something About That Reformation Day – Luis E. Lugo, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
8. PopeWatch: Doing the Job the Pope Won’t Do – D.R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. 7 Signs of Satan’s Hidden Presence, Carlo Acutis’ & Your Guardian Angel & More Links – Rgstr
10. Bishop Strickland Reacts to Joe Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment – Catholics For Catholics

News:
Catholic Agency Rome Reports Wins Emmy Award for Best Documentary Film – Zenit
Nebraska Bishop to Lead Eucharistic Procession Around State Capitol Nov. 3 – Catholic Vote
Church in Spain Mobilizes as Severe Flooding Leaves 60+ Dead – Catholic News Agency

Punditry and Analysis:
Are We Entering an Age of Decay as Birth Rates Fall? – Michael Cook at Mercator
The Ripple Effect – Todd Federici at Catholic Stand
‘Christian Terrorist’ Who Murdered 3 Little Girls Was Reading Jihadist Literature – Ray. Ibrahim
Big Brother Law Thought Crime Comes Into Effect in England & Wales – Catholic Herald
An Hour a Day (of Adoration) Keeps the Anxiety Away – Ryan Patrick Budd at Crisis Magazine
In Response to ‘Black Mass,’ Atlanta Procession Shows Love for the Eucharist – OSV News

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
The Restoration of Higher Learning – Paul O. Carrese at Law & Liberty

Synod on Synodality:
Women’s Diaconate: The Situation After the Synod – Rome Reports

Allhallowtide:
31 October: All Hallows Eve – Vigil of All Saints – Fr. Z’s Blog
Haunted by Shakespeare’s Ghosts and Ghouls (Photos) – Joseph Pearce at Aleteia
The Anatomy of Halloween – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at 1 Peter 5
The Vigil of All Saints 2024 – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement
The Masses of All Saints and All Souls Days: Extravaganzas – Jerome German at Catholic Stand
Where is All Saints Day in the Bible? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Did You Know That All Saints Day Gets Bigger Every Year? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
A Catholic Entertains Ghost Stories – Sean Fitzpatrick at Catholic Answers Magazine
The Important Lesson of All the Saints – Fr. Patrick Briscoe at Our Sunday Visitor
Spooky, Scary, Saintly? How Catholics Can See Halloween at Its Best – Catholic News Agency
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Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Garbage Men and Women Unite! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Nothing to See Here? (Election Fraud Dry Run?) – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
“Catholic Owned” Aims to Build the New Catholic Economy with App. . . – Ignitum Today
The Month of October: Rosary Rings – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net

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Highlighted News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Revealing Traditional Attitudes on Receiving the Eucharist – Tradition, Family, and Property
We Need Your Donations. . . and Prayers – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live – Big Pulpit
Pakistan Arrests Christian Father Seeking Justice for Abducted 13-yr-old Daughter – Cthlc Vote

Top-10 Most Viewed Big Pulpit Links:
1. Jefferson City Diocese Expunged the Spirit of Vatican from It’s Liturgy, Here’s Why – OSV
2. Chicago Archdiocese Dispenses From ‘Unusual’ Immaculate Conception Precept – The Pillar
3. A Catholic University Struggles to Defend Core Values – Kevin Andrews at Spectator Australia
4. Our China-Loving Pope: Pell was Right – Rocco Loiacono at Spectator Australia
5. Severe Allegations of Famous Lay Exorcists the Warren’s Abuse, Evidence Behind Them – ATI
6. Justin Welby Jumps All In for Sodomy on Demand Inside Church of England – Catholic Herald
7. New American Bible (NAB) Revision Update – Catholic Bible Talk
8. Luce and Dragon Girl the Shocking Vatican Connection Revealed – Joe McClane at ACT
9. Dark Enchantment, Ayahuasca, and Luce with Rod Dreher – Kate Zelden at The Underneath
10. Revealing Traditional Attitudes on Receiving the Eucharist – Tradition, Family, and Property

News:
‘I Am the Immaculate Conception’ Docudrama to be Released Nationwide Dec. 12 – Catholic Vote
Britain to Get Its First Catholic Medical School at London’s St Mary’s University – Catholic Herald
Kerala Catholics Celebrate Feast With Elephants in Hindu Tradition – Anto Akkara at Aleteia
Philippine Bishops Ask Catholics for Aid in Wake of Trami – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia
Church in Spain Mobilizes as Severe Flooding Leaves More than 60 Dead – Natl Catholic Register
Christian Persecution Is Increasing Dramatically Around The Globe, Report Says – Sim. Caldwell
Church in Ukraine Has Lost Half of Its Parishes in Areas Occupied by Russia, Bishop Says – CNA

Punditry and Analysis:
French Christians Forced to Pay for Their Own Mockery – Steven Tucker at Mercator
7 Signs of Satan’s Hidden Presence, Carlo Acutis’ & Your Guardian Angel & More Links – Rgstr
Why Islam Is Inherently Genocidal – Raymond Ibrahim at The Stream
Bishop Rougé: ‘The Church Does Not Progress by Revolution’ – Edgar Beltrán at The Pillar
Why an Ohio Archdiocese is Ending Its Partnership With the Girl Scouts – Our Sunday Visitor
“Catholic Owned” Aims to Build the New Catholic Economy with App. . . – Ignitum Today
Why Are the Catholic Union Hosting the Leading Advocate of Assisted Suicide in the UK? – CU
Date Set for Delayed Syro-Malabar Ordinations – Luke Coppen at The Pillar

Catholic Education News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Classical Catholic High School Students Solve 2,500 Year Old Math Problem – Smithsonian

The Holy Year 2025 Jubilee Mascot Fiasco:
This Mascot Apes Rather Than Leads – Elizabeth Lev
Luce and the Audacity of Frivolity – Kevin Tierney

Synod on Synodality:
Synod Officials Include Deaconesses In Final Report, Despite Absence In Draft – Comp Clergy
Synod is Founded on False Premises. . . with Bishop Strickland – Fr. Daniel Maria Klimek

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Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Put Not Your Trust in Princes – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza at First Things
Bob Casey Faces Ad Blitz from Catholic Group Focusing on Democrats’ Bigotry – Breitbart
What Happens When You Make Politics Your God – Kenneth Craycraft at Our Sunday Visitor
UK Law Criminalizes ‘influencing’ Abortion Decisions Near Clinics – Catholic Vote
Kamala Harris and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – Moonbattery
Gallup: Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Hits Record Low in 2024 – H. Heister at Catholic Vote

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Surprise, Surprise! Greens Are Biggest Party Among German Journalists – Zoltán Kottász
The Month of October: Rosary Rings – Meghan Ashley Styling, A Catholic Stylist
Catholic Fundraising Assistance – CatholicFundraiser.net
Follow the Editor-in-Chief of Big Pulpit on X – Robert Edwards

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Top-10 Most Viewed Allhallowtide Edition Links:
1. Is Friday Abstinence Required When All Saints Day Falls on a Friday? – A Catholic Life
2. Augustine’s Last Word on Ghosts – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
3. Satanic Spectacle in France Leads to Consecration to Sacred Heart – Cécile Séveirac at Aleteia
4. Demons Can Manipulate Our Thoughts – Lila Rose
5. Fr. Chad Ripperger Explores Exorcism, Demons, Angels In Speech – Rocky Mountain Collegian
6. Exorcist Diary: A Holy Hour on Halloween – Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, D.Min., D.D., Ph.D.
7. A Ghostly Tale for Halloween – Dymphna at Dymphna’s Road
8. Halloween Weird Questions! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
9. Halloween Is A Christian Holiday – Lila Rose
10. Protestant, Neo-Pagan, & Catholic All Treat Halloween Differently – A. Joseph R. Shaw, Ph.D.

Best of the Rest:
Here’s what Pope Francis is doing for All Saints’ & All Souls’ Days 2024 – Catholic World Report
Vampires and the Wages of Sin – Paul Prezzia at Catholic Answers Magazine
Is Halloween Actually A Christian Holiday? – Lila Rose
3 Powerful Ways Catholics Can Reclaim Halloween as a Holy Holiday – Geo. Ryan at ChurchPOP
Surrounded by Halloween Witchery, Catholics in Salem Wage a Battle for Souls – NC Register
5 Wonderful Things That Halloween Can Bring – Christie Ricardo at Aleteia
Costumes of Demons, Witches, & the Dead Open the Door to the Devil, Priest Says – CWR
Deserted Altars, Satan in the Streets – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
Catholic Priest Warns: Ouija Boards ‘Open You Up to the Devil’ – Grace Porto at Catholic Vote
Ghosts in the Bible: The New Testament – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
The (Fake) Pagan History of Halloween – Jon Sorensen at Catholic Answers Magazine
Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts? – Michael J. Lichens at Catholic Exchange
Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts? Here’s What the Church Teaches – ChurchPOP
The Ghost Story of Don Bosco – Michael J. Lichens at Catholic Exchange
Priest Unveils the Catholic Roots of Halloween: Is it Still Okay to Celebrate? – ChurchPOP
Are Ouija Boards Harmless Fun for Halloween? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
Season of the Dead: The Roots of Allhallowtide – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
Why Halloween is Holy (W/ Fr. Ambrose Criste) – Lila Rose
Is It a Sin for Catholics to Celebrate Halloween? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia
What Are Ghosts? – Douglas M. Beaumont at Catholic Answers Magazine
‘The Dark Charm of Halloween’ is Title of New Book by Internatl Assoc. of Exorcists – CNA
The Hidden Origins of Hallowe’en! with Fr. Rock, F.S.S.P. – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
Augustine’s Ghost Story – Deacon Thomas L. McDonald at Weird Catholic
Dante and All Souls’ Day – Russell Shaw at Catholic World Report
This All Saints’ Day, a Tribute to Catholicism’s ‘Nameless Companions’ – E. Ureneck at Angelus
All Souls Day: History, Traditions, and Significance – Lauren Woodrell at Magis Center

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