{
  "id": 17229206,
  "title": "Pope votes in US midterm elections, Vatican confirms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-votes-in-us-midterm-elections-vatican-confirms-17229206",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:40:51.000Z",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/pope-votes-in-us-midterm-elections-vatican-confirms/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has cast his ballot in the United States midterm elections, the Holy See Press Office confirmed on Friday. The Chicago-born pope, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, submitting his mail-in ballot in Chicago during his years of residence in Peru. Pope Leo XIV expressed his belief in the right and duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes, marking the first known instance of a sitting pope participating in a U.S. election while in office.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV voted in US midterm elections, says Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-voted-in-us-midterm-elections-says-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:21:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}