Elections · Chicago and New Lenox
Pope Leo XIV casts mail-in vote in US midterm elections from Chicago
The Vatican said on Friday, 30 October, that Pope Leo XIV had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago, the city where he was born.
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The Vatican said on Friday, 30 October, that Pope Leo XIV had submitted his mail-in ballot for the US midterm elections in Chicago.
Official records show the pope keeps US citizenship and is registered in New Lenox, Illinois, where his brother John lives.
The Vatican announced on Friday, 30 October, that Pope Leo XIV had cast a mail-in vote in the US midterm elections, submitting it in Chicago. Official records show the pope still holds American citizenship and is registered to vote in New Lenox, a Chicago suburb where his brother John lives.
The Vatican's statement set out the pope's view on participation in public life:
“The Holy Father expresses his conviction that citizen participation in democratic processes is a right and a duty.”
Since his election to the papal throne in May 2025, Leo XIV has encouraged citizens to voice their views on the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran. He has clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over that war and its hard-line immigration policy. In 2026, Trump launched attacks on the pope, though he has since moderated his criticism.
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- Leo XIV
- Pope and head of the Catholic Church, born in Chicago, who cast a mail-in vote in the US midterm elections
- Donald Trump
- President of the United States, whose administration has clashed with the pope over the Iran war and immigration policy
- Places
- Chicago, United States
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