11 hours ago · United States
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. SABC News, The Hill, The Straits Times World, BBC News World, and ABC News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC News
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election
- Picked up by BBC News World
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election
- Picked up by The Hill
Leo XIV becomes first pope ever to vote in US general election
- Picked up by SABC News
Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election
Same story, different outlets
5 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- SABC NewsPope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election
- The HillLeo XIV becomes first pope ever to vote in US general election
- The Straits TimesPope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election
- BBC NewsPope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
- ABC NewsPope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election