Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a U S general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America’s political future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in the city ahead of the Nov 3 midterm elections, citing his long-standing
Pope Leo makes history by voting in US midterms | CNN Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot for the US midterms, becoming the first pope to vote in a US election and likely the first to vote in a secular democratic election
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in an American election Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in Catholic Church history to cast a ballot in a U S election, the Vatican confirmed on Oct 30 Leo, who has mostly lived outside of the U S since the 1980s, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so