India, Nov. 7 -- Pope Leo has expressed pride in being an American after he was able to vote in the midterm elections in the US. The election results came as a brutal blow to the Donald Trump administration and allowed Democrats to take control of both Congressional chambers. The pontiff, who has dual citizenship of the US and Peru, made the comment from his papal plane while en route to his Latin American tour.

Pope Leo's Comments on Midterm Elections

Pope Leo XIV has said he feels "proud" to be an American and to have voted in the United States midterm elections. In a recent interview on Friday that he gave aboard the official papal plane, while travelled to Latin America for his much anticipated 12-day apostolic trip, the Pope admitt...