now reach 100,000, more than three times what they had been before his installation. the catholic church, tarnished by scandal, is bass king in the francis effect. american catholics were going to mass in the lowest numbers in decades. just 24% going once a week. the vatican hopes his popularity will turn it around to woo back some of the faithful. saw it straight away. with the new pope, his teachings and philosophy, it brought me back into the faith. reporter: washing the faith of female muslim prisoners friday, to blessing bikers last sunday, there s a feeling pope francis wants to touch the lives from people from as many walks of life as he can. pope francis is on the way to energizing the faithful, there are indications he will be doing significant house cleaning in the vatican in the coming months. in london, amy kellogg, fox news. we re learning more information tonight about