Rocco Palmo

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Rocco Palmo
Born1973 (age 51–52)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Roman Catholic journalist and blogger
Political party Democrat

Rocco Palmo (born 1973) is a Catholic commentator and writer living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Education

Palmo was raised in a large Italian family [1] in South Philadelphia. [2] He is a great-nephew of the onetime papal Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Gasparri. He has a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. [3] He still lives in South Philadelphia. [4]

Career

Palmo's blog "Whispers in the Loggia" (2004-2021) was focused primarily on Catholic ecclesiastical happenings in North America. [5] Palmo verified all his reports with three sources before publishing. [6] Palmo was previously US correspondent for the London-based Catholic weekly The Tablet , [7] and he is a former columnist for the online magazine Busted Halo. [8]

National Public Radio profiled Palmo, stating that his blog: "...has become a must-read for many Catholics — even some inside the Vatican." [9] Archbishop Emeritus Robert James Carlson of St. Louis is quoted as saying he reads "Whispers in the Loggia" with some regularity. [10] Palmo is frequently cited by major publications including USA Today , The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York Times . [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] He was interviewed by National Public Radio on February 27, 2013, about the papal conclave to name a successor to retiring Pope Benedict XVI.

In April 2011 he was named as one of two chairs of the Vatican's first conference on the blogosphere/social media. [16] In March 2012 Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap named Palmo a member of a new Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, the first body of its kind to be established in Philadelphia. [5]

A post on X by Palmo on April 14, 2025 about deportations during the second presidency of Donald Trump was reposted by Cardinal Robert Provost, and was his most recent post on the platform prior to being named as Pope Leo XIV at the 2025 papal conclave. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Baltimore Sun: "Blogger Rocco Palmo uncovers Vatican secrets — all from his basement in Philly - Catholic writer broke the news that Baltimore's archbishop was leaving for Rome By Mary Carole McCauley September 03, 2011
  2. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer: "Covering Rome on Philadelphia time" by Julie Shaw July 10, 2012
  3. ↑ National Catholic Reporter: "Catholic bloggers" by Heidi Schlumpf October 1, 2009
  4. ↑ Washington Post: "Blogger Rocco Palmo covers the papal conclave — from South Philly basement" By Michelle Boorstein March 12, 2013
  5. 1 2 St Louis Post Dispatch: "Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century" By Tim Townsend May 12, 2010
  6. ↑ The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media edited by Diane Watson retrieved December 28, 2014
  7. ↑ "List of Tablet articles".
  8. ↑ "Rocco Palmo, Author at Busted Halo". Busted Halo. June 14, 2007.
  9. ↑ National Public Radio: "Young Catholic Blogger Makes Waves" by Rachel Martin September 11, 2006
  10. ↑ Archdiocese of St Louis: "Vatican Scoops are Rocco Palmo's Gift, Passion" May 13, 2010
  11. ↑ "USA Today: Rocco Palmo".
  12. ↑ "Search | St. Louis Post-Dispatch". STLtoday.com. September 29, 2012.
  13. ↑ National Catholic Reporter: "Q & A: Rocco Palmo" September 30, 2010
  14. ↑ "CatholicHerald.co.uk » Search Results  » rocco palmo". www.catholicherald.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com.
  16. ↑ Get Religion: "Whispering with Rocco Palmo" by Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 1, 2009
  17. ↑ Nelson, Steven; Glebova, Diana (2025-05-08). "New Pope Leo XIV spent years retweeting criticism of Trump policies" . Retrieved 2025-05-09.
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