# Pope Leo votes in US midterms in first known political ballot for any pontiff

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:01:21+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/pope-leo-votes-us-midterms-first-political-ballot-pontiff
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/pope-leo-votes-in-us-midterms-in-first-known-political-ballot-for-any--57e0cc/

US citizen Leo, who has clashed with Donald Trump over several issues, submitted his vote by post in Chicago Pope Leo has voted in the US midterm elections – the first time a pontiff is known to have cast a ballot in any political election at any time in history. Leo, who has clashed with the US president, Donald Trump, over several issues, submitted his vote by post in Chicago, where he was born,

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