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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 · 317 stories · 2,948 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 Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 5 about Vatican City

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 else52 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 4– 5Vatican commission again says no to ordaining women as deacons, but urges other ministries9 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 25Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage8 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 15Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past20 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 15Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 23King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home23 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  6. Oct 22Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation11 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Oct 16Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 27King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Leo in October8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Sep 14Pope Leo thanks God, parents, well-wishers on 70th birthday – DW6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  10. Sep 13Vatican gathers world’s big thinkers ahead of first-ever pop concert7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Vatican City

  1. Dec 24– 25Pope Leo XIV calls for 'peace and consolation' in first Christmas Mass18 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 20Pope Leo summons world’s cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 17– 18Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 17– 18Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York15 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 30– Dec 1Pope Leo: Palestinian state 'only' solution to Israeli conflict6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  6. Nov 29Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians19 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 3 right
  7. Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 4 right
  8. Nov 22Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 6Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  10. Oct 12'Wound to Civilization': Man Urinates From St. Peter's Basilica Altar in Rome1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 23British royals pray with pope in historic step for churches and welcome respite from Epstein scandal8 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Feb 28Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he's overcome the worst8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
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