First U.S. pope, Leo XIV, gets strong favorability rating from his home country

For those who attend mass weekly, the positive feelings are close to unanimous

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd at The Vatican. Holy See photo.

United States Catholics are liking what they see so far about Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from their country.

According to a recently released poll by the Pew Research Center, 84 percent of U.S. Catholics say they have a favorable view of Pope Leo, formerly known as Robert F. Prevost, who was…