Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

Al Jazeera English and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedPope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done so “whenever he was eligible to do so.".

What changedKGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) frames it as "Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election". Al Jazeera English frames it as "Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election".

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Still Watching. KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) frames it as "Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election". Al Jazeera English frames it as "Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election".

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Oct 31, 12:16 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Oct 31, 1:31 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)1h ago

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done so “whenever he was eligible to do so."

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Al Jazeera English9m ago

Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election

Vatican confirms the pope submitted a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of November 3 midterm elections

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