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May 9, 2025

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Robert Francis Prevost was recently elected the first American pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Do you approve or disapprove of the choice to elect him pope?

Conducted May 9, 2025

YouGov surveyed 3810 US adults

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Robert Francis Prevost was recently elected the first American pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Do you approve or disapprove of the choice to elect him pope?

Conducted May 9, 2025

YouGov surveyed 3810 US adults

By:
32%
24%
4%
3%
37%

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