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The Straits Times. (2026, November 6). Pope Leo voted in US midterms because 'I'm proud to be an American'. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/pope-leo-voted-in-us-midterms-because-im-proud-to-be-an-american
The Straits Times. “Pope Leo voted in US midterms because 'I'm proud to be an American'.” The Straits Times, 6 Nov. 2026, https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/pope-leo-voted-in-us-midterms-because-im-proud-to-be-an-american.
The Straits Times. “Pope Leo voted in US midterms because 'I'm proud to be an American'.” The Straits Times, November 6, 2026. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/pope-leo-voted-in-us-midterms-because-im-proud-to-be-an-american.
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Pope Leo cast a ballot by mail in the recent US midterm elections, marking the first time a Catholic leader has voted in a secular election while serving as pope. Born Robert Prevost in Chicago, Pope Leo stated aboard his flight to Uruguay that he feels proud to be an American and wanted to exercise his civic duty. Local officials in Will County, south of Chicago, confirmed last week that Leo requested a mail-in ballot for the midterms. The Vatican had previously indicated on October 30 that the pope believed in "the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes." Pope Leo, who is the first US-born pope, emphasized his pride in being American during an interview on his flight from Rome to Uruguay, where he was starting a 12-day trip across South America.