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Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Pope Leo XIV said he was proud to be an American and to exercise his right to vote in U.S. midterm elections
The detail
The Vatican confirmed Leo had submitted a mail-in ballot in his hometown of Chicago
The detail
The Oct. 30 Vatican statement said Leo had voted whenever he was eligible, citing his belief in civic participation
The detail
Leo underwent surgery three weeks earlier to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung
How it unfolded
Sept. 25-28: Leo made a trip to France · between the France trip and Oct. 11: A nodule was detected on Leo's lung during a routine exam · Oct. 11: Leo revealed to the world that he had a nodule on his lung · two days later: Leo underwent surgery to remove the cancerous tumor · Oct. 30: The Vatican issued a statement confirming Leo had voted by mail-in ballot · Friday: Leo spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Montevideo, Uruguay
By the numbers
71 pope's age · 12 days · 3 nations · Oct. 11 date · Oct. 30 date
Still unresolved
Leo declined to comment on the outcome of the U.S. midterm election vote