Pope Leo XIV's first public mass dominated morning coverage, with German media highlighting tensions between the American pontiff and the Trump administration. The Vatican selection was framed as a rebuke to Trump's policies, with Stuttgarter Zeitung declaring him "certainly not Trump's Pope."
By midday, attention shifted to domestic affairs with reports of AfD politician Maximilian Krah allegedly receiving bribes from China, prompting prosecutors to request lifting his parliamentary immunity. Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso reportedly signed with Real Madrid, while gangster rapper Xatar was found dead at 43.
The evening was marked by the death of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer at 103. Her passing received universal coverage, with newspapers recalling her warning: "Be human." Late reports revealed Chancellor Merz, alongside French President Macron and British PM Starmer, traveling to Kyiv for emergency discussions, suggesting significant Ukraine developments.