October 30, 2026
BySiladitya RayPope Leo XIV (click here) has requested a mail-in ballot to vote in next week’s U.S. midterm elections, Illinois election officials confirmed Thursday, potentially setting the stage for a historic first vote by a sitting pope in a U.S. election....
October 29, 2026
By Tina
He may be (click here) the leader of the Catholic Church, but Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is still a registered voter in Illinois and requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections.
That’s according to the Will County clerk’s office.
“Robert Francis Prevost is on the list of individuals who requested a vote by mail ballot for the upcoming election,” Kim Fladhammer, Will County clerk’s office chief of staff, told the Chicago Sun-Times. The pope, who is registered to a New Lenox address, made the request Oct. 3....
