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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US election.
October 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
jjoque.bsky.social
Tripartite pope: you've got The Pope, Robert Prevost and on D&D nights at the Vatican a level 18 necromancer called Garg
November 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
crampell.bsky.social
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
gabrielbaciu.bsky.social
Italy, Rome, Vatican #Photography #Italy #Rome #Vatican
November 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
just-jack-1.bsky.social
If Pope Leo XIV can vote in the midterms all the way from the Vatican, so can you.
October 30, 2026 at 10:24 AM
mcpli.bsky.social
Pope Leo has requested a mail ballot for this year’s midterms.

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
bunny.sheshed.rocks
Vatican with blue smoke rising
November 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
tinasfon.bsky.social
He may be the leader of the Catholic church, but Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is still a registered voter in Illinois and requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections.

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:17 AM
jbpritzker.bsky.social
If the Pope can vote all the way from Vatican City, you can too!
https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/10/29/pope-leo-xiv-mail-ballot-illinois-midterm-election
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 11:12 PM
theradr.bsky.social
IF THE POPE CAN VOTE FROM VATICAN CITY YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT HERE AMIRITE

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October 30, 2026 at 1:26 AM
danahoule.bsky.social
I wonder how many mailers came to the Vatican.
October 29, 2026 at 11:06 PM
drjanicekirsch.bsky.social
Do as a Roman did.
Image of the Vatican with blue smoke issuing from a rooftop pipe. "Smoke Rises From Vatican Indicating Who Pope Voted For"
November 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
digitangelthing.bsky.social
is that a fucking lego The Vatican?
November 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
brokentoys.social
can we just have the Vatican annex the US
christopherjhale.bsky.social Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2d
Pope Leo XIV says the pope doesn’t take sides in tomorrow’s Villanova–Notre Dame game in Rome.

Robert Prevost, he admits, has another opinion.
November 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
jackjenkins.me
Pope gonna vote. chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo will vote from the Vatican, by mail, in Illinois' midterm election
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
njars.bsky.social
maybe the NYtimes can do an interview with him in a diner in Vatican city?
October 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
ancientprawns.bsky.social
No offense to all my priest friends but at Vatican III I hope they impose a license requirement for homilies
November 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
iwriteok.bsky.social
i don't approve of this, but solely because i subscribe to a fringe constitutional theory that says The Vatican should be governed as a suburb of Pittsburgh
October 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM
abeba.blacksky.app
some more context around the Vatican AI working group bsky.app/profile/abeb...
abeba.blacksky.app Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · Aug 4
so I am one of the 12 people (including the “god-fathers of AI”) that will be at the Vatican this September for a two full-day working group on the Future of AI

here is my Vatican approved short provocation on 'AI and Fraternity' for the working group
AI and Fraternity, Abeba Birhane, AI Accountability Lab I envision a future where human dignity, justice, peace, kindness, care, respect, accountability, and rights and freedoms serve as the north stars that guide AI development and use. Realising these ideals can’t happen without intentional tireless work, dialogues, and confrontations of ugly realities – even if they are uncomfortable to deal with. This starts with deciphering hype from reality. Pervasive narratives portray AI as a magical, fully autonomous entity approaching a God-like omnipotence and omniscience. In reality, audits of AI systems reveal a consistent failure to deliver on grandiose promises and suffer from all kinds of shortcomings, issues often swept under the rug. AI in general, and GenAI in particular, encodes and exacerbates historical stereotypes, entrenches harmful societal norms, and amplifies injustice. A robust body of evidence demonstrates that — from hiring, welfare allocation, medical care allocation to anything in between — deployment of AI is widening inequity, disproportionately impacting people at the margins of society and concentrating power and influence in the hands of few. Major actors—including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI—have willingly aligned with authoritarian regimes and proactively abandoned their pledges to fact-check, prevent misinformation, respect diversity and equity, refrain from using AI for weapons development, while retaliating against critique. The aforementioned vision can’t and won’t happen without confrontation of these uncomfortable facts. This is precisely why we need active resistance and refusal of unreliable and harmful AI systems; clearly laid out regulation and enforcement; and shepherding of the AI industry towards transparency and accountability of responsible bodies. "Machine agency" must be in service of human agency and empowerment, a coexistence that isn't a continuation of modern tech corporations’ inequality-widening,
October 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
coco.sheshed.rocks
#PopeLeoXIV showed playful side while welcoming 7,000 Villanova and Notre Dame players, students, staff and fans to the Vatican on Saturday 🏀

He posed for photos, dribbled a basketball and joked about staying neutral before the teams’ season opener: “The pope doesn’t take sides.”

#SheShed
November 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
fleurdumal.bsky.social
I'm gonna send this spicy one to the Vatican.
2 Mädchen in der UBah .
November 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
robertloerzel.bsky.social
Does the pope get election junk mail at the Vatican?
October 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
peteyjones.bsky.social
"Robert has decided to make deep dish the official pizza of Vatican City"
November 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
newbloodstore.bsky.social
You can't escape the allure of our vatican ringer tee. Useful for church...baseball games...exorcisms...
October 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
sibealmccoy.bsky.social
#Europe #USA #UK #Christianity #Vatican
November 1, 2026 at 7:29 AM