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Leo XIV voted in the US midterm elections. It is the first time a Pope has voted

United States · Vatican City

Original in Portuguese: Leão XIV votou nas eleições intercalares nos EUA. É a primeira vez que um Papa vota

Told by 5 newspapers in 2 countries, between 14:00 and 17:00 on 30 October 2026.

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In short

Pope Leo XIV cast his vote by mail in the US midterm elections, according to several headlines.12345 Outlets report it is the first time a pope has voted in his country's elections.678 Folha de S.Paulo highlights that Leo XIV is a critic of Donald Trump.9

AIMade at 18:41, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • Pope Leo XIV voted by mail in the U.S. midterm elections.123+25 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • Folha de S.Paulo highlights that Leo XIV is a critic of Trump; the other headlines do not mention this.3

Background

  • 2026The 3 November 2026 midterm elections will renew all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats, during Donald Trump's second term.W

AIMade at 02:31 from 5 headlines from 2 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • Metrópoles · Brazil · 14:20Papa Leão XIV vota pelo correio em eleições de meio de mandato dos EUARead at the newspaper ↗
  • Expresso · Portugal · 15:45Leão XIV votou nas eleições intercalares nos EUA. É a primeira vez que um Papa votaRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Folha de S.Paulo · Brazil · 16:00Crítico de Trump, Leão 14 vota pelo correio nas eleições de meio de mandato dos EUARead at the newspaper ↗
  • Público · Portugal · 17:05Leão XIV: pela primeira vez, um papa votou nas eleições do seu paísRead at the newspaper ↗
  • RTP · Portugal · 17:05Leão XIV vota nas intercalares dos EUA. É a primeira vez que um papa exerce o direito de votoRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • leo
  • vota
  • xiv
  • pope