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The Vatican said Pope Leo exercised his right as a U.S. citizen, submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the midterm elections next week.

Pope Leo may be the first pope to vote in a national election, Vatican experts said.

It’s unclear who he voted for

Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America's future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end.

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.

"He’s an American citizen living abroad. He didn’t lose his voting rights when he moved to the Vatican," an expert said.

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election.

Pope Leo XIV requested a mail ballot from Vatican City to vote in Illinois' midterm elections, potentially the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.

Pope Leo XIV has cast his ballot in the U.S. midterm elections while expressing his “belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes,” the Holy See Press Office announced Friday. The post Vatican Confirms Pope Leo ‘Exercised His Right to Vote’ in U.S. Midterms; Pope Affirms ‘Duty of Citizens to Participate in Democratic Processes’ appeared first on Breitbart .

An evacuation mission was underway in a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine, during a truce brokered by first lady Melania Trump and with Pope Leo XIV’s involvement.

Pope Leo XIV has cast his ballot in the 2026 midterm elections, making history as the first sitting pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election while drawing renewed attention to a series of consequential contests in his home state of Illinois. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pope, who remains a U.S. citizen, ...

It’s not clear whether Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, has mailed off his ballot yet.

Pope Leo XIV may not only be the first American to lead the Catholic Church, but he may also be the first American to lead the Catholic Church who votes in an American election.  The post Report: Pope Leo XIV Requested a Mail-In Ballot for the Illinois Midterm Elections appeared first on Breitbart .