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Pope Francis

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

Person · 230 stories · 2,384 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

    Here for 5 stories about Pope Francis

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

Everything else30 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Pope Francis that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 25– 26Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world41 articles · 25 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 24– 25Pope Francis, in Christmas Day blessing, begs for Israel-Hamas ceasefire30 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 24– 25Pope Francis says 'our hearts are in Bethlehem' as he presides over Christmas Eve Mass21 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 18– 21Activists hope pope’s approval of same-sex blessings helps ease anti-LGBTQ+ bias and repression70 articles · 48 independent sources
    14 left, 15 center, 10 right
  5. Dec 18Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage88 articles · 59 independent sources
    12 left, 19 center, 4 right
  6. Dec 17– 18Pope Francis celebrates birthday amid church reforms, health concerns20 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 14– 15Pope calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence15 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 0 right
  8. Dec 13Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican16 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 4 right
  9. Nov 29An ailing Pope Francis tells the public he's better than a day earlier but has aides read speeches14 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right

Stories that name Pope Francis

  1. Dec 25– 26An Israeli Airstrike in Syria Kills a High-Ranking Iranian General19 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 16– 17Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in Vatican's first criminal trial31 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 4 right
  3. Nov 19For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 8– 10Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics47 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 6 right
  5. Oct 5Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 25Pope Francis has hospital checkup after coming down with flu16 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
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