U.S. Priests Report High Confidence in Pope Leo XIV, Less Trust in Bishops
A 2025 survey of over 1,100 American priests found high rates of self-reported personal flourishing and strong confidence in Pope Leo XIV.
The National Study of Catholic priests, published on Oct. 14, was commissioned by the Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America and conducted by Gallup.
- 43% of those surveyed expressed “a great deal” of confidence in Pope Leo XIV.
- 43% reported “quite a lot” of confidence in the pontiff.
- 13% said they have “some” confidence.
- 1% expressed “very little” confidence.
Priests showed a mixed level of trust in U.S. bishops.
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Author's summary: Priests in the US have high confidence in Pope Leo XIV.