15 hours ago · Illinois, United States
US midterms: Pope Leo XIV casts vote by mail
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Deutsche Welle All News, CBC World, Axios, BBC News World, 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. 9 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “US midterms: Pope Leo XIV casts vote by mail”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As a US citizen, Pope Leo XIV is eligible to vote in US elections and has made use of that right with a postal ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The pontiff, a Chicago native, did not reveal who he voted for.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo requested an absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo casts absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo becomes first pope ever to vote in US election, submits mail-in ballot
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
- Picked up by BBC News World
- Picked up by Axios
Holy mail-in ballot: Pope Leo just made U.S. election history
- Picked up by Axios
- Picked up by CBC World
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Same story, different outlets
7 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Deutsche Welle All NewsUS midterms: Pope Leo XIV casts vote by mail
- CBCPope Leo votes in U.S. midterms, Vatican confirms
- AxiosPope Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in U.S. election
- BBC NewsPope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
- The Straits TimesPope Leo casts US midterm ballot after row with Trump
- South China Morning PostPope Leo becomes first pope ever to vote in US election, submits mail-in ballot
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- NBC News Top StoriesPope Leo casts absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms