Pope Francis
Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church from 2013 until his death in 2025.
387 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Pope Francis Korea Haemi Castle 19)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.
Stories involving Pope Francis3 named stories in 2022
Active · 1
- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 470 stories
Here for 9 stories about Pope Francis
Gone quiet · 2
- Jun 10, 2022 – Apr 26, 2025 · 99 stories
- Dec 28, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023 · 14 stories
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Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022 and Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: whole weeks overlap 2022; counts include days outside 2022.
Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 1, 2023
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Week of Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: 25 left, 39 center, 21 right, 52% of the sources that published that week · 298 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 9% |
| Jan 3, 2022 - Jan 9, 2022 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 40 | 15% |
| Jan 10, 2022 - Jan 16, 2022 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 23, 2022 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 8% |
| Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 8% |
| Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 2022 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8% |
| Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2% |
| Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 2022 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5% |
| Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 2022 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 97 | 25% |
| Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 11% |
| Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Apr 18, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5% |
| Apr 25, 2022 - May 1, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 2, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 14% |
| May 9, 2022 - May 15, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1% |
| May 16, 2022 - May 22, 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 6% |
| May 23, 2022 - May 29, 2022 | 40 | 46 | 38 | 821 | 64% |
| May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 15% |
| Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 19, 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4% |
| Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4% |
| Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 2022 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 17% |
| Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 2022 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 11% |
| Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5% |
| Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 2022 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 198 | 37% |
| Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4% |
| Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 2022 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4% |
| Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5% |
| Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4% |
| Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5% |
| Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 17, 2022 - Oct 23, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 24, 2022 - Oct 30, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 31, 2022 - Nov 6, 2022 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5% |
| Nov 7, 2022 - Nov 13, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5% |
| Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4% |
| Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 4, 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2% |
| Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 18, 2022 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 7% |
| Dec 19, 2022 - Dec 25, 2022 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 73 | 15% |
| Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | 25 | 39 | 21 | 298 | 52% |
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
79 left · 94 center · 62 right: 235 sources on the spectrum, across 387 linked stories.
Everything else58 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Pope Francis that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 25At Christmas, Pope urges end to 'senseless' Ukraine war10 articles · 9 sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Dec 22Pope Francis warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ lurks among them16 articles · 10 sources3 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Nov 4Pope Francis slams ‘childlike’ whims of powerful that start wars as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine rages on7 articles · 7 sources2 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Nov 1– 3Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight13 articles · 8 sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Oct 2Pope appeals to Putin to end 'absurd' spiral of violence in Ukraine25 articles · 19 sources8 left, 5 center, 4 right
- Sep 4John Paul I, briefly serving, 'smiling' pope, is beatified17 articles · 10 sources2 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Aug 27Pope Expands Ranks of Cardinals Who'll Likely Pick Successor14 articles · 10 sources3 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Aug 21Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua10 articles · 10 sources2 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Aug 11Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church7 articles · 7 sources5 left, 0 center, 2 right
Stories that name Pope Francis
- Dec 25Pope's lament: Icy winds of war buffet humanity at Christmas45 articles · 15 sources4 left, 9 center, 2 right
- Nov 23Pope links plight of Ukrainians today to Stalin's 'genocide'7 articles · 6 sources2 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Nov 19Pope visits immigrant father's hometown for birthday party13 articles · 9 sources3 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Sep 14Amid Russia's war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil7 articles · 7 sources5 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Sep 13Russia's war in Ukraine the backdrop to pope's Kazakh visit12 articles · 9 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jul 26– 27Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country32 articles · 15 sources7 left, 7 center, 1 right
- Jul 26– 30Pope calls treatment of Indigenous in Canada schools ‘genocide’50 articles · 36 sources12 left, 12 center, 8 right
- Jul 14Pope derides Biden's abortion views, Catholic self-identity as 'incoherence'5 articles · 4 sources0 left, 0 center, 4 right
- Jun 5– 6Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say99 articles · 47 sources14 left, 21 center, 7 right
Local coverage
- May 5Cardinal: Pope authorized 1M payment to free kidnapped nun6 articles · 6 sources3 left, 0 center, 1 right