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2026-10-30 15:47
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election
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- USA TodayLean left
Pope Leo submitted mail ballot for midterm elections, Vatican confirms USA Today
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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election.
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Pope Leo XIV voted in the 2026 Illinois midterm elections using a mail-in ballot, the Vatican confirmed Friday, becoming the first sitting pope known to vote in an American election. Why it matters: The pontiff, an American citizen, may be the first to vote in any secular democratic election.
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Pope Leo XIV requested a mail ballot from Vatican City to vote in Illinois' midterm elections, potentially the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
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The HillCenter
Leo XIV becomes first pope ever to vote in US general election
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Pope Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in U.S. election
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Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
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Pope Leo makes history in US election with move confirmed by Vatican
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Pope Leo submitted mail ballot for midterm elections, Vatican confirms - USA Today
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Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election
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Pope Leo XIV requested a ballot to vote by mail in 2026 elections
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Pope Leo XIV makes history as first pope to vote in US general election
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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 has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election - AP News
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Pope Leo poised to make history by voting in U.S. midterm election
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Pope Leo requested an absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
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Report: Pope Leo XIV Requested a Mail-In Ballot for the Illinois Midterm Elections
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Pope Leo May Be Among the Nearly 20 Million Americans Voting Early
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Pope Leo to vote by mail in Illinois midterm election from the Vatican
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Pope Leo to vote by mail in Illinois midterm election from the Vatican
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