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Pope Leo holds outdoor Mass in Chiclayo, Peru, where he served as bishop

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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According to Reuters, as carried by the New York Post, a vast crowd gathered early on Friday outside Chiclayo, Peru, for an outdoor Mass led by Pope Leo XIV, who was bishop there for eight years. NBC News reports that his return to the city was emotional and that he was affectionately known there as ‘Padre Roberto.’ CBS News and the Associated Press report that in an earlier speech in Peru he denounced machismo and called on followers to value women and respect girls. The Mass is the centerpiece of his 12-day tour of South America.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Pope Leo held an outdoor Mass in Chiclayo, Peru, on Friday, and a large crowd gathered for it.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  2. Chiclayo is the city where Pope Leo served as bishop for eight years.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Pope Leo denounced machismo and called on followers to value women and respect girls, according to reports of his speech in Peru.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    CBS News
    Center
    PBS NewsHour

  4. Pope Leo said he learned what it means to be a shepherd during his years in Peru.

    One outletCBS News· Left

  5. The Mass is the centerpiece of Pope Leo’s 12-day tour of South America, which ends in Peru.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  6. Reuters reports that an estimated 10 million people have attended Pope Leo’s public events in South America so far.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Pope Leo returned to Chiclayo, Peru, where he was bishop for eight years. The left and center stress his speech against machismo and call for respect for women, while the right’s Reuters-based headline focuses on the huge crowd at the Mass.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines center on Leo’s emotional return to Chiclayo and his call for women to be valued and protected; the Boston Globe’s headline is an AP report.

    Pope Leo calls on followers to "value women" and "respect girls"
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center’s only coverage is an AP report published by PBS NewsHour, headlined on Leo’s denunciation of machismo and his demand for respect for women after his emotional return.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The right’s only coverage is a Reuters report carried by the New York Post, headlined on the massive crowd at the Chiclayo Mass rather than on the pope’s remarks about women and machismo.

    Massive crowd gathers for mass with Pope Leo in Peruvian city where he served as bishop
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Leo’s emotional return to Chiclayo
  • call to value women and respect girls
  • denunciation of machismo

Leaves out

  • the crowd at Friday’s outdoor Mass in Chiclayo

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Pope Leo makes emotional return to his ‘beloved diocese of Chiclayo’

    Pope Leo XIV made a triumphant return to the Peruvian city of Chiclayo, where he served as bishop for and was affectionately nicknamed “Padre Roberto.”

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Pope Leo calls on followers to "value women" and "respect girls"

    Pope Leo visited Peru on Thursday, where he said he learned "what it means to be a shepherd" when he had lived and served in the country for several decades. He gave an emotional speech in which he denounced the culture of "machismo" and called on followers to "value women. …

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report

    After his emotional return, Pope denounces ‘machismo’ in Peru and demands women be protected

    But the 71-year-old pope also showed himself to be positively overjoyed to be home and as relaxed as he has been in public since his 2025 election. …

    Read at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by PBS NewsHour. It counts once.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • denunciation of machismo
  • demand for respect for women
  • emotional return to Peru
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • size of the crowd at the Mass
  • Leo’s ties to Chiclayo as former bishop
  • scale of the South America tour
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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    Massive crowd gathers for mass with Pope Leo in Peruvian city where he served as bishop

    A vast crowd gathered outside Peru's northern city of Chiclayo early on Friday for the centerpiece event of Pope Leo's 12-day South America tour.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Boston Globe, Nov 12, 4:34 PM EST

  • Center

    32 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 5:06 PM EST

  • Right

    17 hr 33 min later

    Its first report, Nov 13, 10:07 AM EST

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  1. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 12, 4:34 PM EST
  2. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 12, 5:06 PM EST
  3. CBS NewsLeftNov 12, 7:35 PM EST
  4. NBC NewsLeftNov 13, 9:29 AM EST
  5. New York PostRightNov 13, 10:07 AM EST

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