Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election

October 30, 2026 · 2:48 pm 3 sources

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• Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
  BBC News · October 30, 2026 14:48
  The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
• Pope Leo votes in US midterms in first known political ballot for any pontiff
  The Guardian · October 30, 2026 16:01
  US citizen Leo, who has clashed with Donald Trump over several issues, submitted his vote by post in Chicago Pope Leo has voted in the US midterm elections – the first time a pontiff is known to have cast a ballot in any political election at any time in history. Leo, who has clashed with the US…

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• Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’
  The Verge · October 30, 2026 14:58
  Pope Leo XIV says AI systems should be "disarmed," adding that humans "have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications." In Friday's Papal Address, Pope Leo encourages United Nations member states to "take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous…