Majority of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis

But his ratings have dipped since 2021 and become politically polarized over the past decade
Pope Francis arrives at St. Peter’s Square to lead his weekly general audience in Vatican City on March 6, 2024. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
How we did thisPew Research Center conducted this survey to explore views on the Catholic Church and Pope Francis.For this report, we surveyed 12,693 respondents from Feb. 13 to 25, 2024, including 2,019 Catholics. Most of the survey’s respond