Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, became head of the Catholic Church in 2025 and is the first American pope.

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Via Wikimedia Commons (Leo XIV (13 October 2025))

The earliest story we hold is from May 8, 2025.

Stories involving Leo XIV4 named stories in 2025

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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 0 left, 2 center, 1 right, 2% of the sources that published that week · 9 articles

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May 19, 2025 - May 25, 202581555214%
May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 202504283%
Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025522115%
Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 20256111259%
Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 202514165%
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Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025171104%
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Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025122087523%
Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025233144%
Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025440114%
Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 202508084%
Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025352255%
Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 202571422913%
Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025240163%
Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 20252122278%
Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 202502061%
Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025461135%
Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 202581623314%
Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 20259271110225%
Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 20251126915930%
Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025131845820%
Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 202581485316%
Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 202581163113%
Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 202562766528%
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 202602192%

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70 left · 92 center · 59 right: 221 sources on the spectrum, across 263 linked stories.

Everything else59 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Leo XIV that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 25Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to shed indifference in the face of suffering20 articles · 15 sources
    4 left, 10 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 24– 25Pope Leo XIV calls for 'peace and consolation' in first Christmas Mass18 articles · 10 sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 17– 18Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York15 articles · 13 sources
    3 left, 7 center, 3 right
  4. Nov 29– Dec 1Pope Leo XIV’s visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil28 articles · 19 sources
    9 left, 7 center, 2 right
  5. Nov 26– 27Pope Leo takes message of peace to Middle East on first foreign visit. Here’s what to know17 articles · 17 sources
    6 left, 10 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 sources
    5 left, 8 center, 4 right

Stories that name Leo XIV

  1. Dec 17– 18Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop5 articles · 5 sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 11Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 202531 articles · 21 sources
    6 left, 9 center, 6 right
  3. Nov 23– 26Number of Nigerian schoolchildren freed; others still missing42 articles · 26 sources
    6 left, 12 center, 5 right
  4. Nov 23– 24Israel targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike – DW44 articles · 35 sources
    8 left, 17 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 7Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint14 articles · 9 sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right