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Pope Leo XIV casts first papal US midterm vote
Pope Leo XIV, a US citizen, has become the first pope to vote in a US general election, casting a mail-in ballot for the November 3 midterms, the Vatican confirmed on October 30. Yonhap reports he voted as an absentee, and the Vatican said he has exercised his voting right whenever eligible as a US citizen. The Korea Times notes this follows his public clashes with President Trump over immigration policies and his recent message that "there is no such thing as a holy war." Korean media are covering the vote as a historic first, highlighting the pope's civic participation amid tensions with the Trump administration.


















