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Axios3h ago
Pope Leo XIV voted in the 2026 Illinois midterm elections using a mail-in ballot, the Vatican confirmed Friday, becoming the first sitting pope known to vote in an American election. Why it matters: The pontiff, an American citizen, may be the first to vote in any secular democratic election. Joliet radio station WJOL first reported Oct. 23 that Leo had requested a mail-in ballot. What they're saying: The pope believes "in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic…
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BBC News3h ago
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
OriginalThe Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.... Keep on reading: Pope Leo XIV is first in history to vote in a US general…
OriginalThe records also show that he submitted ballots in every general election since 2000 except those in 2020 and 2022.
OriginalVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election.
OriginalVatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV warned Friday against giving artificial intelligence agents legal personhood or rights, saying the responsibility for their actions should lie firmly with their human creators. “Machines are tools, not persons,” he said in a speech to leading international AI experts gathered at the Vatican for a dialogue on the technology’s future and the responsibilities of the scientific community and public institutions. “So-called artificial intelligences do not undergo…
OriginalVATICAN CITY, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV warned Friday against giving artificial intelligence agents legal personhood or rights. He said the responsibility for their actions should lie firmly with their human creators. “Machines are tools, not persons,” he said in a speech to leading international AI experts gathered at the Vatican for a dialogue on the technology’s future. The forum also tackled the responsibilities of the scientific community and public institutions. “So-called artificial…
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CNN7h ago
Journalist Christopher Hale joins CNN’s Audie Cornish to discuss Pope Leo’s history-making vote in the US midterm…
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