Sixty-five percent of U.S. Catholics regard the new pope "very" or "somewhat" favorably.

The pope emphasized the importance of recognizing "that longing for love in our lives, for … searching, a true searching, for finding the ways that we may be able to do something with our own lives to serve others."

Otros siete beatos serán canonizados el 19 de octubre, anunció el Papa.

Seven other blesseds will be canonized on October 19, the pope announced.

Although no major curial appointments or announcements have been made, one person who had a chance to know then-Cardinal Robert F. Prevost during the Synod on Synodality said the new pope takes his time and listens before speaking or taking concrete action.