Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI led the Catholic Church from 2005 until he resigned in 2013, and died in 2022.
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Via Wikimedia Commons (Papst Benedikt XVI in Berlin 2011)
The earliest story we hold is from Jan 20, 2022.
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Week of May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025: 3 left, 3 center, 1 right, 3% of the sources that published that week · 8 articles
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| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 19% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3% |
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40 left · 62 center · 41 right: 143 sources on the spectrum, across 32 linked stories.
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Stories that name Benedict XVI
- May 5Ahead of conclave, Vatican staff to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication8 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Apr 21Here are the rites and rituals following a pope's death: Funeral, burial and more52 articles · 34 sources6 left, 14 center, 13 right
- Apr 21The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Feb 23– 24What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?24 articles · 13 sources4 left, 8 center, 1 right