Pope Leo Addresses Politics After Casting Historic US Midterm Ballot
Summary
Pope Leo XIV said political authority should serve the common good and the whole human family, speaking to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday after the November 3 midterm elections. The Vatican said Leo, a U.S. citizen born in Chicago, cast a mail-in ballot in Illinois. The article also reported Democratic gains in several congressional races.Key Facts
- The Vatican said Leo XIV voted by mail in Illinois before the November 3 midterms.
- Leo was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago and is a U.S. citizen.
- The article describes him as the first pope to vote in an American election.
- Leo said political authority should serve the common good and consider the welfare of the human family.
- The article reported that Democrats had flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats at the time it was written.
- Reported Senate gains included Texas and Kansas, which had not elected Democratic senators since 1988 and 1932, respectively.
- The article said Democrats had flipped more than two dozen House seats, including a Kentucky district Donald Trump carried by about 15 points.
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