St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square is the large plaza in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
62 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007)
The earliest story we hold is from Apr 10, 2022.
Stories involving St. Peter's Square1 named story in 2025
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- Pope Francis's health struggles and his death on Easter Monday 2025Jun 10, 2022 – Apr 26, 2025 · 99 stories
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Week of Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025: 6 left, 24 center, 3 right, 24% of the sources that published that week · 40 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 8% |
| 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 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 38 | 48 | 36 | 458 | 59% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 344 | 53% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 10% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 13% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 24% |
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
71 left · 88 center · 62 right: 221 sources on the spectrum, across 62 linked stories.
Everything else15 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Stories that name St. Peter's Square
- Dec 25Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to shed indifference in the face of suffering20 articles · 15 sources4 left, 10 center, 1 right
- Dec 24– 25In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza having to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’24 articles · 22 sources2 left, 15 center, 2 right
- Sep 6– 7Carlo Acutis, nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ becomes the first ‘millennial’ saint33 articles · 22 sources5 left, 11 center, 3 right
- Jun 8Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue6 articles · 6 sources3 left, 1 center, 1 right
- May 21Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience7 articles · 7 sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- May 18– 19JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit US32 articles · 26 sources5 left, 12 center, 6 right
- May 18Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes sign of peace in world8 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- May 18Pope Leo XIV calls for unity and love in inaugural Mass19 articles · 13 sources3 left, 6 center, 2 right
- May 11– 12Leo calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza ceasefire59 articles · 36 sources9 left, 21 center, 3 right
- May 8What does "Habemus Papam" mean? New pope elected at the Vatican7 articles · 5 sources0 left, 4 center, 1 right
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- Sep 7Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint14 articles · 9 sources3 left, 5 center, 1 right