Pope Francis

Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church from 2013 until his death in 2025.

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387 linked stories in all years we hold

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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 4, 2021.

Stories involving Pope Francis2 named stories in 2024

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Week of Dec 23, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024: 6 left, 24 center, 6 right, 19% of the sources that published that week · 55 articles

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Jan 8, 2024 - Jan 14, 2024131685915%
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Dec 23, 2024 - Dec 29, 202462465519%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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79 left · 94 center · 62 right: 235 sources on the spectrum, across 387 linked stories.

Everything else61 updates in 2024 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Pope Francis that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 17Pope Francis reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq10 articles · 10 sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 15– 16Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety23 articles · 17 sources
    4 left, 9 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 4– 5Pope Francis goes electric in new eco-friendly popemobile11 articles · 11 sources
    6 left, 4 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 17– 19Pope calls for investigation into whether Israel's actions constitute genocide23 articles · 23 sources
    10 left, 9 center, 3 right

Stories that name Pope Francis

  1. Dec 22– 25Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year14 articles · 11 sources
    1 left, 8 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 10– 11Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 6– 7Supreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets18 articles · 13 sources
    3 left, 7 center, 2 right
  4. May 23– 24Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation41 articles · 21 sources
    8 left, 7 center, 5 right