Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
- 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 Calls For Universal Healthcare “In Every Society”
America Magazine reports: Soon after arriving in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, on the afternoon of Nov. 6, Pope Leo XIV issued a clarion call for universal health care not only in this small Latin American republic but also “in every society.” From a platform erected in Independence Square, the city’s main square, the pope … The post Pope Calls For Universal Healthcare “In Every Society” appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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Pope Leo visited a poor area in Uruguay, meeting with residents and reminding them to care about the suffering of others.
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In Uruguay, Pope Calls for Universal Healthcare
In his first major trip abroad after undergoing lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV pressed for something he said too many people quick: basic medical care. Speaking Friday to Uruguay's political and civic leaders in Montevideo, CBS News reports, Leo said his own recent hospitalization made him think of "the...
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