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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election

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Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. election by submitting a mail-in ballot ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo has exercised his right as a United States citizen to vote whenever he was eligible, including while living in Peru. The Holy See press office emphasized that this act reflects the pontiff's belief in citizens' duty to participate in democratic processes.

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Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election. On October 3, he requested an absentee ballot from Will County, Illinois, and submitted it by mail ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The Vatican confirmed this development on Friday, citing Pope Leo's long-standing belief in civic participation. Pope Leo, who is registered to vote at his brother’s address in New Lenox, was elected as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in May 2026 and has maintained ties with his birthplace despite leading the Vatican City, an independent state since 1929 without political elections.

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Leo XIV PERSON · 3× Chicago GPE · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Holy See ORG · 1× Leo PERSON · 1× Peru GPE · 1× Robert Prevost PERSON · 1× United States GPE · 1× VATICAN CITY GPE · 1× Vatican ORG · 1×

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The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.

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2026-10-30 · ABC News (US)

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election · assertive framing

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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. election VATICAN CITY -- asserted

XIV → become → election

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. election. asserted

XIV → become → election

The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation. asserted

pontiff → confirm → participation

Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done so “whenever he was eligible to do so,” the Holy See press office said. asserted

office → exercise → citizen

The statement said he had also voted while living in Peru whenever he was eligible. asserted

he → say → Peru

“The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes,” it added. asserted

it → express → processes