Pope Leo voted in US midterms because 'I'm proud to be an American'

Pope ​Leo on Friday ‌said he was "proud to be an American" ‌while aboard his flight to ‌Montevideo where he begins a 12-day ⁠South ​America trip, ⁠revealing he had voted ⁠by mail in ​the US midterm elections.

The Chicago-born ⁠Leo, the first ⁠US ​pope, said he wanted to exercise ⁠his right and perform ⁠his ⁠civic duty.