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]

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