Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
The Vatican said Leo voted whenever eligible as a U.S. citizen, a rare act for a sitting pope, and he is recovering after lung surgery.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV confirmed he voted by mail in the U.S. midterm elections, marking an historic first for a pontiff voting in a secular election and stating he was "proud to be an American and to exercise the right."
- The Vatican noted on October 30 that Leo, who retains U.S. citizenship, votes "whenever he was eligible to do so" as evidence of his belief in civic participation, having previously voted in Illinois primaries and the 2024 election.
- While acknowledging his civic duty, Leo declined to comment on specific midterm results, including Texas, joking that "the pope" doesn't take sides in political contests.
- Leo is currently en route to Montevideo, Uruguay, for the first stop of a 12-day tour across South America, just three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
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Pope Leo XIV, who participated in absentee voting for the U.S. midterm elections, stated on the 6th (local time) that he is “proud to be an American and to have exercised his rights.” According to AP and other news outlets, Leo XIV made this statement in response to a question about the significance of his participation in the U.S. midterm elections during a press conference held on board his plane while on a tour of South America.
Pope Leo 'proud to be an American' after US elections, credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
Pope Leo XIV said Friday that he was "proud to be an American and to exercise the right" to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies.
The pontiff also told reporters that the secret is “faith in God, good doctors and a healthy lifestyle.” The post Proud American declares Pope Leo – “I feel better than before” appeared first on in.gr.
I am proud to be an American. On the papal plane to Montevideo, Uruguay, the attention of the eighty journalists of about twenty nationalities...
Leo XIV begins the trip in Montevideo after having been discharged from the hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his lung. The 12-day trip also includes Argentina and Peru.
Leo XIV begins the trip in Montevideo after having been discharged from the hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his lung. The 12-day trip also includes Argentina and Peru.
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