León XIV podría convertirse en el primer papa en votar en unas elecciones estadounidenses
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Pope Leo XIV has cast a mail-in ballot for the US midterm elections, the first known vote by a pontiff in a US election, the Vatican press office confirmed on Friday.
The ballot went to Chicago for the November 3 vote, and the pope has voted "whenever he had the opportunity" as a US citizen, the Vatican said.
Robert Francis Prevost requested the ballot from the Vatican on October 3, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which cited Kim Fladhammer, chief of staff to the Will County clerk's office.
He is registered in Illinois with his brother's address in New Lenox, and records show he voted in the 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024 general elections.
The two sources differ on one point: El Universo reported that county officials had not yet received his completed ballot, while the Vatican said he had already mailed it.
The vote comes in a year when Leo XIV has clashed with President Donald Trump over immigration policy and the war in Iran.
“The Holy Father expresses his conviction regarding the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.”
Clarín · translated
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- 2026-10-30 02:12 UTCEl Universo · eluniverso.com ↗
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- 2026-10-30 13:33 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 16:03 UTC14ymedio · 14ymedio.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 17:26 UTCEl Nacional · elnacional.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 22:03 UTCPrensa Libre · prensalibre.com ↗
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