Leo XIV Becomes the First Pope in History to Vote in a U.S. General Election

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 belief in civic participation.

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

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