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

Place · 324 stories · 2,955 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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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 5 stories about Vatican City

    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 Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

48 of 333 stories this December · 2 about Vatican City · gone quiet

Israel-Hamas war: IDF strikes Khan Younis in southern Gaza – DW · 6 articles, Dec 1Israel strikes Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians · 38 articles, Dec 1Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends · 98 articles, Dec 1Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders · 31 articles, Dec 2Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go · 76 articles, Dec 3Israel pushes deeper south after calling for evacuations in southern Gaza · 51 articles, Dec 3Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war · 45 articles, Dec 3Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief · 14 articles, Dec 3Israeli forces battle Hamas in main southern Gaza city · 21 articles, Dec 5Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges · 5 articles, Dec 5Will Israel flood Gaza tunnels to force out Hamas? What we know · 8 articles, Dec 5Heavy fighting across Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military and diplomatic support · 31 articles, Dec 6Battles rage across Gaza as Israel aims to defeat Hamas · 22 articles, Dec 6Amnesty investigation claims US-made weapon used in two Israeli airstrikes that killed 43 civilians · 5 articles, Dec 7Strikes on Gaza's Southern Edge Sow Fear in One of the Last Areas to Which People Can Flee · 8 articles, Dec 7Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists · 5 articles, Dec 7Palestinians crowd into ever-shrinking areas in Gaza as Israel's war against Hamas enters 3rd month · 22 articles, Dec 8Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure · 26 articles, Dec 8Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear · 8 articles, Dec 8Israel presses on with Gaza offensive · 5 articles, Dec 9Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to · 29 articles, Dec 9Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza campaign, says it will 'take time' · 9 articles, Dec 11Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians still stranded near front lines · 13 articles, Dec 11Israeli defense minister says war on Hamas will last months as US envoy discusses timetable · 31 articles, Dec 11Israeli army has begun pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza: report · 11 articles, Dec 129 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong · 32 articles, Dec 12Gaza hospitals morph into military strongholds, confirms director · 14 articles, Dec 13Nearly Half Of All Munitions Dropped Over Gaza Are ‘Dumb Bombs,’ Report Citing U.S. Intel Assessment Says · 8 articles, Dec 14Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in southern Gaza, network says · 21 articles, Dec 15Israeli airstrike killed USAID contractor and family in Gaza, agency says · 14 articles, Dec 17Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 as Israel expands ground war against Hamas · 37 articles, Dec 18Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support · 40 articles, Dec 19Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call · 6 articles, Dec 19Israel-Hamas war: IDF chief warns of prolonged war – DW · 27 articles, Dec 20Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say · 14 articles, Dec 21Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say - The Daily Reporter · 6 articles, Dec 21At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed · 90 articles, Dec 22Israeli strike kills 76 members of one Gaza family, rescue officials say as combat expands in south · 5 articles, Dec 23Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire · 35 articles, Dec 23Palestinians feel 'no joy' as Israel bombs Gaza on Christmas · 16 articles, Dec 24Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 · 45 articles, Dec 25Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps · 56 articles, Dec 26Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales · 19 articles, Dec 26Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north · 23 articles, Dec 27More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024 · 17 articles, Dec 27Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center · 20 articles, Dec 29Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe zone by Israel - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Dec 31Israel is entering a new phase of war. Is it still trying to ‘destroy’ Hamas? · 12 articles, Dec 31

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Sep 28, 202614117

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

Everything else25 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Vatican City that are not part of any arc yet

  1. 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
  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. 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
  4. Nov 28Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 26– 27Pope Francis battling lung inflammation on intravenous antibiotics but Vatican says his condition is "good"20 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 3 right
  6. Nov 22Pope Meets With Relatives of Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners9 articles · 8 independent sources
    4 left, 0 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 20– 22Pope Francis says Israeli-Hamas war has escalated to 'terrorism'6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 8– 10Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics47 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 6 right
  9. Oct 19Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome5 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 1 right

Stories that name Vatican City

  1. Dec 18Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage88 articles · 59 independent sources
    12 left, 19 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 17– 18Pope Francis celebrates birthday amid church reforms, health concerns20 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. 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
  4. Nov 27President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai18 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 4 right
  5. 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
  6. Nov 11– 12Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas44 articles · 39 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 6 right
  7. Oct 28– 29Pope’s meeting says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 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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