Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo submitted a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3. According to the headline, he is the first pontiff to vote in a US general election.
Pope Leo, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has taken part in an American election by voting by mail. The Vatican, the city-state that serves as the Church's headquarters, confirmed that he submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago, his native city in the US state of Illinois.
The ballot was cast ahead of the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3, which are held midway through a presidential term.
According to Al Jazeera's headline, Leo is the first pontiff to vote in a US general election.
The source gives no further details, such as how the pope voted or what the Vatican said about the move.
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