Vatican City
Vatican City is the tiny independent state inside Rome that is the seat of the Catholic Church.
421 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of Vatican City (2023–present))
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.
Stories involving Vatican City5 named stories in 2025
Active · 2
- The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talksNov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 470 stories
Here for 7 stories about Vatican City
- 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 Vatican City
Gone quiet · 3
- May 8, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026 · 18 stories
- Apr 21 – May 25, 2025 · 33 stories
- Jun 10, 2022 – Apr 26, 2025 · 99 stories
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Week of Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025: 1 left, 6 center, 3 right, 7% of the sources that published that week · 18 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 118 | 24% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 52 | 15% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 10% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 71 | 20% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 365 | 41% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 237 | 32% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 220 | 30% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 106 | 21% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 158 | 29% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 59 | 18% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 96 | 20% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 40 | 54 | 38 | 853 | 64% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 211 | 33% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 35 | 50 | 32 | 523 | 58% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 11% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 100 | 24% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5% |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 7% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 18% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 9% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 10% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 59 | 17% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7% |
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
86 left · 108 center · 75 right: 269 sources on the spectrum, across 421 linked stories.
Everything else51 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Vatican City that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 4– 5Vatican commission again says no to ordaining women as deacons, but urges other ministries9 articles · 5 sources3 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Nov 25Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage8 articles · 8 sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Nov 15Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past20 articles · 16 sources5 left, 8 center, 1 right
- Nov 15Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices7 articles · 7 sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Oct 23King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home23 articles · 15 sources2 left, 9 center, 2 right
- Oct 22Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation11 articles · 5 sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Oct 16Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Sep 27King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Leo in October8 articles · 8 sources0 left, 8 center, 0 right
- Sep 14Pope Leo thanks God, parents, well-wishers on 70th birthday – DW6 articles · 6 sources0 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Sep 13Vatican gathers world’s big thinkers ahead of first-ever pop concert7 articles · 7 sources0 left, 7 center, 0 right
Stories that name Vatican City
- Dec 24– 25Pope Leo XIV calls for 'peace and consolation' in first Christmas Mass18 articles · 10 sources1 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Dec 20Pope Leo summons world’s cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Dec 17– 18Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 17– 18Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York15 articles · 13 sources3 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Nov 30– Dec 1Pope Leo: Palestinian state 'only' solution to Israeli conflict6 articles · 6 sources0 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Nov 29Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians19 articles · 15 sources2 left, 7 center, 4 right
- Nov 24– 30Pope to wrap up Turkey trip before heading to Lebanon42 articles · 21 sources5 left, 8 center, 4 right
- Nov 22Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff6 articles · 6 sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Nov 6Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution5 articles · 5 sources3 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Oct 7Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in first international trip18 articles · 18 sources5 left, 9 center, 2 right
Local coverage
- Dec 25Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Oct 23British royals pray with pope in historic step for churches and welcome respite from Epstein scandal8 articles · 3 sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Feb 28Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he's overcome the worst8 articles · 4 sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right