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Pope Leo makes history by voting in US midterms

Egypt Independent1 November 2026, 09:15 UTCUnited States of America

Rome — Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot for the US midterms, becoming the first pope to vote in a US election and likely the first to vote in a secular democratic election. The first American pope “has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago,” the Vatican said in a statement Friday. “The Holy Father … The post Pope Leo makes history by voting in US midterms appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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