{
  "id": 17247696,
  "title": "Leo XIV has become first pope in history to vote in US general election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leo-xiv-has-become-first-pope-in-history-to-vote-in-us-general",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261031/leo-xiv-has-become-first-pope-in-history-to-vote-in-us-general-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leo XIV, the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election, has cast his ballot in Chicago, according to the Vatican. The Chicago-born pontiff, formerly known as Robert Prevost, submitted a mail-in ballot in the upcoming midterm elections, citing his longstanding belief in civic participation. The Holy See press office confirmed that Leo has exercised his right to vote as a U.S. citizen whenever he was eligible, including while living in Peru for over 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop. Despite the city-state being an absolute monarchy with no political elections, Leo holds U.S. and Peruvian citizenship and is also the head of state of a foreign country.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV Makes History as First Pope to Vote in a US Election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-xiv-makes-history-as-first-pope-to-vote-in-a-us-election",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:35:50.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}