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Graphic: The U.S. flock awaits Pope Francis


Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. finds a Catholic community in continuous change, as millions more Catholics crowd into fewer parishes.

The face of U.S. Catholicism is one of growing diversity: An influx of Hispanic faithful push numbers up while Millennials drift out the door.

A look at the status of Catholicism in the U.S. and attitudes toward the pope: