{"id":4322,"date":"2026-10-30T15:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/pope-leo-makes-history-with-us-midterm-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:45:47","slug":"pope-leo-makes-history-with-us-midterm-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/pope-leo-makes-history-with-us-midterm-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo makes history with US midterm vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church\u2019s first US-born pontiff, has voted in the United States midterm elections, the first known time a pope has voted in a political election.<\/p>\n

The head of the world\u2019s 1.4 billion Catholics, who has clashed with US President Donald Trump, submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago, the Vatican said Friday.<\/p>\n

The Chicago-born pontiff \u201chas exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so\u201d and believes in \u201cthe right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

A rift earlier this year between US President Donald Trump and the pope sparked global headlines.<\/p>\n

Leo and Trump repeatedly clashed over papal criticism of the harsh crackdown on immigration in the United States and of the war on Iran, with Trump calling the pontiff \u201cweak\u201d on crime and \u201cterrible\u201d on foreign policy.<\/p>\n

The pope said he was \u201cnot afraid\u201d of Trump.<\/p>\n

In April, after Trump\u2019s threat to destroy Iran, Leo called on everyone to do their part for peace, urging them to \u201ccontact the authorities \u2014 political leaders, congressmen \u2014 to ask them, to tell them, to work for peace and to reject war and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crucial US midterm elections are scheduled to be held on November 3.<\/p>\n

In September, Leo urged the faithful to shake off \u201call passivity and indifference\u201d toward current events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot remain as unengaged spectators; rather, we must listen with our hearts, allow ourselves to be challenged, and become involved,\u201d he said during the weekly general audience in St Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n

Robert Francis Prevost, as he was known before his papal election, voted in Democratic primaries in 2008 and 2010 and in three Republican primaries in the years that followed, according to the New York Times, citing state and local records.<\/p>\n

In primary elections in Illinois, voters may choose any party\u2019s ballot at the polls, and Prevost varied in his selection, it said.<\/p>\n

Prevost spent nearly two decades as a missionary in Peru and has both US and Peruvian citizenship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so,\u201d the Vatican said.<\/p>\n

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