
Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, became head of the Catholic Church in 2025 and is the first American pope.
262 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Leo XIV (13 October 2025))
The earliest story we hold is from May 8, 2025.
Stories involving Leo XIV6 named stories in 2026
Active · 4
- Sep 21 – Nov 11, 2026 · 15 stories
- Oct 11 – Nov 4, 2026 · 22 stories
- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 469 stories
Here for 3 stories about Leo XIV
- The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian tollOct 7, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026 · 352 stories
Here for 2 stories about Leo XIV
Gone quiet · 2
- Sep 18 – Sep 30, 2026 · 20 stories
- May 8, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026 · 18 stories
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Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: whole weeks overlap 2026; counts include days outside 2026.
Dec 29, 2025 - Nov 15, 2026
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 10 left, 31 center, 5 right, 10% of the sources that published that week · 131 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2% |
| Jan 5, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5% |
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 10% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 69 | 16% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 17% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 215 | 37% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 77 | 22% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 57 | 20% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 12 | 31 | 19 | 152 | 11% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | under 1% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 5% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 3% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 5% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 272 | 15% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 147 | 12% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 35 | 54 | 35 | 550 | 26% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 32 | 60 | 30 | 904 | 26% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 156 | 12% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 20 | 46 | 23 | 290 | 19% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 173 | 10% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 131 | 10% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
70 left · 92 center · 59 right: 221 sources on the spectrum, across 262 linked stories.
Everything else89 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Leo XIV that are not part of any story yet
- Nov 11Pope will wrap up Argentina tour with a visit to a prison and a shrine before heading home to Peru10 articles · 7 sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Nov 11Pope draws 1 million to Argentina youth vigil and urges them to follow model of saints3 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Nov 7Pope Leo slams violence, child deaths in wealthy Uruguay2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 29– Nov 2Notre Dame tops Villanova in college basketball game honoring Pope Leo XIV18 articles · 11 sources2 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Oct 29Pope Leo sends condolences to Spain after train crash2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Oct 29– 31Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election125 articles · 77 sources15 left, 39 center, 20 right
- Oct 27– Nov 1Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas28 articles · 16 sources3 left, 12 center, 1 right
- Oct 27– 28Pope says ‘there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders12 articles · 7 sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Oct 7– 9Pope Leo XIV opens status check on Pope Francis’ contentious opening to civilly remarried Catholics8 articles · 8 sources3 left, 5 center, 0 right
Stories that name Leo XIV
- Nov 11– 12Peruvian homecoming: Pope Leo returns to the country that shaped his path to the papacy14 articles · 13 sources1 left, 11 center, 0 right
- Nov 10– 11On feast of 1st Pope Leo, current Leo praises 15 saints2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Nov 10Pope urges Argentines to follow model of saints during Mass in the 'land of saints'5 articles · 5 sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Nov 6Pope introduces new communications chief who shows a more informal approach4 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 6– 9Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound16 articles · 16 sources3 left, 12 center, 1 right
- Nov 6– 11Family unsure where 8-year-old Haitian boy is being held after ICE detention30 articles · 13 sources3 left, 9 center, 0 right
- Nov 4– 5Bob Dylan and Pope Leo meet at the Vatican, exchange gifts40 articles · 32 sources7 left, 18 center, 6 right
- Oct 31Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome4 articles · 4 sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 25– 26To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn’t that simple10 articles · 10 sources5 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Oct 25Pope appeals for peace in Yemen, help for city under siege2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
Local coverage
- Oct 16Pope’s doctors say tests confirm continued improvement in his condition after cancer surgery3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Oct 6Peoria bishop presents Fulton Sheen relic to Pope Leo2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 22– 23Pope Leo praises San Marino as model of freedom and common good4 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 22– 23Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Jun 6Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain6 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Apr 16Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon9 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Apr 2– 3Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis's inclusive tradition10 articles · 5 sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right