A new AP-NORC poll finds that just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff, American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.

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Pope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work in continuing the spiritual and cultural legacy of their ancestors.

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.

In what we can pretty confidently call a first, the pope was seen wearing a Villanova baseball cap at the Vatican. It was part of a meeting between Pope Leo XIV and the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday.

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ said one Black priest, whose church is a mile from where the pope’s ancestors once lived.

Pope Leo XIV welcomes the National Italian American Foundation in the Vatican on Wednesday morning before his weekly General Audience, recalling that "a hallmark of many who immigrated to the United States from Italy was their Catholic faith" that "sustained them," also in the difficult moments.