# US midterms: Pope Leo XIV votes by mail

https://mins.news/en/item/122785

- DW, 2026-10-30 16:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-midterms-pope-leo-xiv-casts-vote-by-mail/a-79810339?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV, a US citizen, submitted a mail-in ballot ahead of the midterms. He has not disclosed whom he voted for.

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