deaths of their ancestors as he converted their communities to his way of thinking. the vatican said the pope met with neative americans after junipero s canonization. proep fan sis also met with the little sisters of the poor in washington on wednesday. the catholic news agency reports the sisters filed a lawsuit against the obama administration for the 2012 mandate that employers provide insurance for birth control and drugs that can cause abortions. the pope s visit was seen as a sign of support for the women. father thomas reese joins us now to talk about what s happening this week. he is the senior analyst for the national catholic reporter. father, thank you for joining us here on cnn. i just want to know what you think we should all make of the pope s u.s. visit so far, considering as warm as a welcome as he s received, conservatives in this country, they are less approving of him now than they were earlier this year. well, it s interesting.