Catholic World Report media bias and reliability
The bias data this site ingests places Catholic World Report on the right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. We have seen it on 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Catholic World Report biased?
The bias data this site ingests places Catholic World Report on the right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Catholic World Report left or right?
The bias data this site ingests places Catholic World Report on the right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Catholic World Report reliable?
The factuality data this site ingests describes Catholic World Report as mixed factuality. It reaches us without a named assessor, so it is an unattributed rating rather than our verdict. It does not guarantee that every report is correct.
What Catholic World Report has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Catholic World Report’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump stated he hopes to go to heaven but fears hell, and cannot assure he would forgive political opponents like James Comey and Nancy Pelosi, even if required for paradise. He admitted to hating some enemies and always will.
Catholic World Report reported it asIn interview with Catholic journalist, Trump chafes at forgiving enemies (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV began his South American tour in Uruguay, addressing abortion and euthanasia. He also called for universal healthcare access, referencing his own recent illness. The visit marks the first papal trip to the region in decades.
Catholic World Report reported it asPope Leo in Uruguay: Protect life at all stages, provide universal healthcare (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
Catholic World Report reported it asPope Leo XIV announces that he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule. (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
A federal judge ruled that Oklahoma officials cannot require a proposed Jewish charter school to be non-religious. The ruling came after the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation sued the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board for rejecting their application.
Catholic World Report reported it asFederal court rules in favor of Oklahoma Jewish charter school amid public funding lawsuit (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Louis Geri received a sentence of five years and 10 months for bringing more than 100 homemade explosive devices to a Washington D.C. church. The church was preparing for an annual Mass that Supreme Court justices usually attend. Geri's demands included money and an expatriation flight to Japan.
Catholic World Report reported it asWould-be attacker of 2025 DC Red Mass sentenced to 5 years (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has stated that concerns about artificial intelligence are not 'fake news' and warrant serious attention. Speaking aboard the papal plane, he assured he does not sleep in panic mode regarding AI, despite its potential risks.
Catholic World Report reported it asPope Leo says he is not ‘in panic mode’ over AI dangers (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Pope Leo delivered a speech in France on September 25, 2026, opposing the country’s newly enacted assisted-dying law. He addressed President Emmanuel Macron, warning that profit-driven science could promote surrogacy, organ trade, genetic manipulation and assisted death.
Catholic World Report reported it asKilling the sick is ‘false compassion,’ pope says in Lourdes (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO from the White House. The outlets have filed a federal lawsuit, arguing the ban violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
Catholic World Report reported it asPope Leo XIV in France (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV visited the Maison Bakhita centre in Paris, an organisation supporting migrants and refugees. He spoke about the dignity of those who are exiled and urged coexistence, peace, and respect for human dignity.
Catholic World Report reported it asPope Leo XIV in France (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit the United States, families and advocates have made public appeals for the release of detained US scholar Min Zin and Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. The pleas were made during congressional hearings in Washington.
Catholic World Report reported it asJimmy Lai’s family, advocates press for his release before Xi-Trump meeting (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a father can decide whether his daughter attends an evangelical church. The decision upholds a lower court's order in a dispute over the child's religious upbringing, with the mother's lawyer planning an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Catholic World Report reported it asMaine high court says father can prevent daughter from attending mother’s church (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Wendell Berry, the prolific Kentucky-born author, farmer, and environmentalist, has died at the age of 92. His daughter confirmed his death on August 31, 2026. Berry was celebrated for his writings on agrarianism and his critiques of industrial society.
Catholic World Report reported it asWendell Berry, agrarian writer who envisioned a world ‘redeemed only by love,’ dies at 92 (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit aiming to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The case will not proceed until at least December 1, following a request from the Department of Justice.
Catholic World Report reported it asFederal judge delays mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
A California bill aiming to ban addictive social media features for users under 16 has passed the state Assembly. This development coincides with Meta agreeing to a significant settlement with 29 states regarding youth safety and social media use.
Catholic World Report reported it asCalifornia bishops push for social media regulation as Meta pays billions after youth safety lawsuit (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Surrogate McKenna West sued for $100,000 after refusing abortion for baby with heart condition
Trust 58A nurse from Alaska who carried a baby for a California couple is being sued for over $100,000 after refusing to terminate the pregnancy when the fetus was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The biological parents allege breach of contract, while the surrogate says she acted to protect the child’s life. A Texas court will hear custody and parentage disputes on 25 August.
Catholic World Report reported it asSurrogate mother faces $100,000 lawsuit from biological parents for refusing to abort baby (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
A surrogate mother in Texas refused an abortion request for a baby diagnosed with a heart defect, leading to a custody battle. The intended parents are suing for breach of contract, while Texas law grants parentage to the birth mother.
Catholic World Report reported it asSurrogate mother faces $100,000 lawsuit from biological parents for refusing to abort baby (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
A baby diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome was born in Texas after his surrogate mother refused the biological parents' request for an abortion. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order requiring hospitals to provide life-saving care, while the parents and surrogate fight over custody and medical decisions.
Catholic World Report reported it asTexas court orders hospitals to provide lifesaving care to baby at center of surrogacy dispute (opens Catholic World Report in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Mixed factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Catholic World Report.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
- Seen publishing on
- catholicworldreport.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
16 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 3 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Catholic World Report ran the story anyway.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Catholic World Report’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 12 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 12 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 November 2026.
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