Pope Leo XIV voted by mail in the midterm elections to be held next week in the United States. Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American to hold the position and thus also the first pope to vote in elections. The Vatican stated that he "exercised his right to vote as a U.S. citizen, as he has done in the past." The Associated Press noted that more than 43 million Americans have participated in early voting so far.
Pope Casts Vote in Midterm Elections: 'Exercised His Right'
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