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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer: "Covering Rome on Philadelphia time" by Julie Shaw July 10, 2012
- ↑ National Catholic Reporter: "Catholic bloggers" by Heidi Schlumpf October 1, 2009
- ↑ Washington Post: "Blogger Rocco Palmo covers the papal conclave — from South Philly basement" By Michelle Boorstein March 12, 2013
- 1 2 St Louis Post Dispatch: "Blogger, 27, Drags Age-Old Church Into 21st Century" By Tim Townsend May 12, 2010
- ↑ The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media edited by Diane Watson retrieved December 28, 2014
- ↑ List of Tablet articles
- ↑ index of Busted Halo articles
- ↑ National Public Radio: "Young Catholic Blogger Makes Waves" by Rachel Martin September 11, 2006
- ↑ Archdiocese of St Louis: "Vatican Scoops are Rocco Palmo's Gift, Passion" May 13, 2010
- ↑ USA Today: Rocco Palmo
- ↑ St Louis Post Dispatch: Rocco Palmo
- ↑ National Catholic Reporter: "Q & A: Rocco Palmo" September 30, 2010
- ↑ Catholic Herald: Rocco Palmo
- ↑ New York Times: Rocco Palmo
- ↑ Get Religion: "Whispering with Rocco Palmo" by Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 1, 2009
