Pope Leo becomes first pope ever to vote in US election, submits mail-in ballot

Pope Leo has become the first pope to vote in a US general election.

The Vatican confirmed on Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation. Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done so “whenever he was eligible to do so”, the…