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Leo XIV

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

Person · 287 stories · 1,991 articles · earliest story we hold May 8, 2025

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  • Pope Leo XIV's criticism of Trump and their feud over Iran
    May 5, 2025week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

    18 stories · earliest story we hold May 8, 2025

  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

    Here for 2 stories about Leo XIV

    Jan 8, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

    297 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 2 about Leo XIV

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29

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

Everything else59 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Leo XIV that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 25Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to shed indifference in the face of suffering20 articles · 15 independent sources
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  2. Dec 24– 25Pope Leo XIV calls for 'peace and consolation' in first Christmas Mass18 articles · 10 independent sources
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  3. Dec 24Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Dec 20Pope Leo summons world’s cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  5. Dec 18Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  6. Dec 17– 18Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York15 articles · 13 independent sources
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  7. Nov 29– Dec 1Pope Leo XIV’s visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil28 articles · 19 independent sources
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  8. Nov 26– 27Pope Leo takes message of peace to Middle East on first foreign visit. Here’s what to know17 articles · 17 independent sources
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  9. Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 independent sources
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Stories that name Leo XIV

  1. Dec 17– 18Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Dec 11Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 202531 articles · 21 independent sources
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  3. Dec 2Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut's port blast17 articles · 12 independent sources
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  4. Dec 1Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  5. Nov 30– Dec 3At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon – but insists he has done nothing wrong60 articles · 31 independent sources
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  6. Nov 29Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians19 articles · 15 independent sources
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  7. Nov 28Pope Leo joins patriarchs from East and West at historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  8. Nov 23– 26Number of Nigerian schoolchildren freed; others still missing42 articles · 26 independent sources
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  9. Nov 23– 24Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike – DW44 articles · 35 independent sources
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  1. Oct 27Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip6 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Oct 1Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life18 articles · 9 independent sources
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  3. Sep 7Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint14 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 14Pope Leo celebrates Mass in parish church with special ties to his Augustinian order6 articles · 2 independent sources
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