Pope voted in U.S. election because he's "proud to be an American"
Summary
Pope Leo XIV said he was proud to be an American and to vote in the U.S. midterm election. The Vatican said the U.S.-born pontiff voted by mail from Chicago; he declined to comment on the election results and said he supports citizens taking part in democratic processes.Key Facts
- The Vatican said Leo voted by mail in Chicago.
- Leo holds U.S. and Peruvian citizenship.
- The Vatican said Leo voted in U.S. elections whenever he was eligible, including during his years in Peru.
- The Associated Press reported that, as Robert Prevost, he voted in five U.S. primary elections from 2000 onward, using both Democratic and Republican ballots.
- Leo said he could not vote in Peru’s recent election because absentee ballots were not available.
- The article reports that the midterm elections gave control of Congress to Democrats.
- Leo began a 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on Nov. 6, three weeks after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
- Doctors discharged Leo from the hospital on Oct. 17 and cleared him to travel on Oct. 26.
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