Many Catholics in the U.S. and Latin America Want the Church to Allow Birth Control and to Let Women Become Priests

Most view Pope Francis favorably, though his ratings have dropped

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives in the popemobile to celebrate an open-air Mass in Villavicencio, Colombia, on Sept. 8, 2017. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)

This Pew Research Center analysis explores views on the Catholic Church and Pope Francis among Catholics in Latin America and the United States.

All seven countries in the survey have Catholic populations that rank among the world’s 25 largest – ...

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