Alan HoldrenPope Francis arrives Sept. 23, 2015, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington for the canonization of Junípero Serra, who started nine Spanish missions in California in the 1700s.
More than six-in-10 U.S adults, 63%, have a ‘very’ or ‘mostly’ favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to the survey conducted in March using Pew’s online American Trends Panel. Among U.S. Catholics overall, 82% say they have a favorable opinion of the Pope.