Catholics

Arcs in the news about Catholics from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 130 stories · 388 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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Sep 9, 202415207100
Sep 23, 202412117
Oct 14, 20240011
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Dec 23, 202405013
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Feb 10, 20251123699
Feb 17, 20250102
Feb 24, 20252308
Mar 3, 202525422
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Apr 14, 2025414651
Apr 21, 2025345924463
Apr 28, 202513179137
May 5, 2025283720309
May 12, 20250022
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Jul 7, 202512112
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Sep 15, 20250149
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Nov 24, 2025412433
Dec 1, 20251001
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Jan 5, 20261102
Feb 2, 20262308
Mar 23, 20261237
Mar 30, 20261308
Apr 6, 20261001
Apr 13, 202656222
Apr 20, 20261126
Apr 27, 20260011
May 4, 202610121169
May 18, 20261310666
Jun 29, 20269137105
Jul 6, 20260066
Jul 13, 20260103
Jul 20, 20260023
Jul 27, 2026101510132
Aug 3, 20261116
Aug 10, 20260349
Aug 17, 20260118
Aug 24, 20261034
Aug 31, 202631814
Sep 7, 20260229
Sep 14, 20260011
Sep 21, 2026621994
Sep 28, 20260011

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else22 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Catholics that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 28– Sep 1Trump's DOJ exposes how the Biden FBI didn't stop targeting Catholics even after getting caught6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  2. Aug 12– 15Bishop, doctors sue Illinois to block assisted-suicide law7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Jul 30– Aug 5The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 1– 3Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers96 articles · 53 independent sources
    7 left, 11 center, 6 right
  5. Apr 17– 21Why the pope’s authority is confounding and maddening for Trump15 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 4 right

Stories that name Catholics

  1. Sep 26Pope Leo welcomes French converts and wades into liturgy debate2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 25– 27Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square41 articles · 26 independent sources
    2 left, 11 center, 4 right
  3. Sep 23– 27Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen is beatified in St. Louis, putting him a step from sainthood40 articles · 23 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 5 right
  4. Sep 21– 22LDS Church weighs in on abortion ballot measure in a second state2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 7Catholic nuns, pharmacist sue Illinois over requirement in assisted suicide law1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 3– 4Chicago archbishop, Catholic nuns sue Illinois over assisted-suicide law7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 4 right
  7. Jul 28– 29Virgin Mary statue in Bosnia vandalized, set on fire at Catholic pilgrimage site8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 24– 30Florida to carry out rare double execution Tuesday, putting two inmates to death within hours118 articles · 44 independent sources
    8 left, 13 center, 6 right
  9. Jul 10– 11Almost half of Muslim Americans have favorable view of Hamas, new survey shows6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  10. Jul 1Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 27Hundreds of thousands cheer pope in Paris3 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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