他是天主教会的领袖，但出生于芝加哥的教皇利奥十四世仍是伊利诺伊州的登记选民，并为中期选举申请了邮寄选票。这是根据威尔县书记官办公室的信息。
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. That’s according to the Will County clerk’s office.
“威尔县书记官办公室幕僚长金·弗拉德哈默对《太阳时报》表示：“罗伯特·弗朗西斯·普雷沃斯特在申请即将到来的选举邮寄选票的个人名单上。”这位教皇登记地址在纽伦诺克斯，于10月3日提出了申请。
“Robert Francis Prevost is on the list of individuals who requested a vote by mail ballot for the upcoming election,” Kim Fladhammer, Will County clerk’s office chief of staff, told the Sun-Times. The pope, who is registered to a New Lenox address, made the request on Oct. 3.
这张邮寄选票必须长途跋涉——从乔利埃特送往梵蒂冈城，教皇利奥自2025年5月西斯汀教堂冒出白烟以来一直在那里领导天主教会。
That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
记录显示，普雷沃斯特曾在2012年、2014年和2016年的共和党初选，以及2012年、2014年、2018年和2024年的大选中投票。他还在2008年和2010年的民主党初选中投票。他没有参加伊利诺伊州3月的初选。在伊利诺伊州，选民无需按党派登记，可以自行选择初选选票的党派。
Records show Prevost voted in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Republican primaries, as well as in the 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024 general elections. He also voted in Democratic primaries in 2008 and 2010. He did not vote in Illinois’ March primary. In Illinois, voters do not have to by party and can choose parties for their primary ballot.
伊利诺伊州选举委员会发言人马特·迪特里希表示：“伊利诺伊州法律中不再有‘不在籍选票’这一说法。因此任何人如果愿意都可以选择邮寄投票。还有一部名为《统一和海外公民不在籍投票法案》（UOCAVA）的法律，主要面向军人，但也适用于身在海外的美国公民。……任何伊利诺伊州登记选民都可以邮寄投票。直到2010年之前，这被视为不在籍投票，需要有正当理由。但那些规定都已取消。所以这显然就是他在做的事。”
“There is no such thing as an absentee ballot in Illinois law anymore. So anyone can vote by mail if they so choose. There is also a law called UOCAVA, The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act that is mostly for the military, but it’s also for U.S. citizens who are overseas,” Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections said. "...Any Illinois registered voter can vote by mail. Until 2010, it was considered absentee, and you had to have an excuse.
教皇将对接替参议员迪克·德宾的美国参议员竞选、州长J·B·普里茨克的连任竞选，以及威尔县法官和县级职位竞选等其他选战表达意见。
But that’s all gone away. So that’s obviously what he’s doing.”The pope will weigh in on the U.S. Senate race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. JB Pritzker’s reelection bid, as well as Will County judicial and county races, among other races.
教皇利奥与唐纳德·特朗普总统自教皇当选以来发生过一些公开争执，包括在伊朗战争、移民执法和委内瑞拉问题上的冲突。教皇一直是大规模驱逐和家庭分离政策的直言不讳的批评者，并对人工智能的危险表达了担忧，强烈反对军事打击和武装冲突。
Pope Leo and President Donald Trump have had some public feuds since the papal leader was elected, including clashes about the war in Iran, immigration enforcement and Venezuela. The pope has been a vocal critic of mass deportations and family separation and has voiced his concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence and has strongly opposed military strikes and armed conflicts.
特朗普在4月因称天主教会领袖“对外交政策不利”并发布了一张随后被删除的、由AI生成的总统扮耶稣的图片而遭到抨击。
Trump in April faced backlash for calling the head of the Catholic church “terrible for foreign policy” and posting a since-deleted AI-generated image of the president as Jesus.
据美联社报道，在针对特朗普政府政策表达关切近一年却从未点名道姓后，利奥在前往阿尔及利亚的教皇专机上直接回应了特朗普的攻击。
After nearly a year of addressing concern over Trump administration policies, but never name-dropping, Leo directly addressed Trump’s attack aboard the papal plane headed to Algeria, according to the Associated Press.
“我不怕特朗普政府，也不怕大声疾呼福音的信息，这正是教会所致力的工作，”利奥说。
“I’m not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for,” Leo said.
教皇利奥于10月18日返回梵蒂冈，此前四天他刚切除部分右肺。手术确诊利奥患有肺腺癌，这是最常见的肺癌类型之一。教皇已缓慢恢复公务，包括在圣彼得广场举行每周一次的公开接见。他周三会见了一组约30名芝加哥神职人员、宗教领袖和教友。
Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Oct. 18, four days after having part of his right lung removed. The surgery confirmed that Leo had lung adenocarcinoma, which is among the most common types of lung cancer. The pope has slowly resumed his public duties, including a weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. He met with a group of about 30 Chicago clergy, religious leaders and lay people on Wednesday.
这位71岁的教皇领袖出生于芝加哥，在南郊多尔顿长大。自他成为教皇以来，许多芝加哥人前往梵蒂冈探访，包括普利兹克、布兰登·约翰逊市长、芝加哥教师工会主席斯泰西·戴维斯-盖茨、郊区市长，甚至他最喜爱的棒球队芝加哥白袜队的前捕手A·J·皮尔津斯基。蒂娜·斯丰德莱斯 《芝加哥太阳报》国家政治记者
The papal leader, 71, was born in Chicago and grew up in south suburban Dolton. He has seen many Chicagoans visit the Vatican since he became pope, including Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis-Gates, suburban mayors and even a former member of his favorite baseball team: Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Tina Sfondeles Chicago Sun-TimesNational political reporter