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Is Pope Leo XIV a ‘registered Republican’? No, but he has voted in GOP primaries.

Poynter · Grace Abels · last updated

The newly chosen Roman Catholic pope, Robert Prevost — Pope Leo XIV — is the first U.S.-born pontiff. Is he also a “registered Republican,” as social media posts said? “SCOOP: […]

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