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14 hours ago · Illinois, United States

Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election

Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Axios, BBC News US and Canada, The Straits Times World, South China Morning Post Asia, and NBC News Top Stories are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Illinois, United States. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 01:44 UTC. 7 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.

BBC News US and CanadaRead at BBC News US and Canada

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  3. New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia

    Pope Leo becomes first pope ever to vote in US election, submits mail-in ballot

  4. Picked up by The Straits Times World

    Pope Leo casts US midterm ballot after row with Trump

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