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Americans continue to rate nurses as having the highest ethical standards among 18 professions, but with their lowest rating since 2004. Telemarketers and members of Congress remain the lowest-rated fields.

Americans' confidence in two facets of the news media -- newspapers and television news -- has fallen to record low points.

Gallup's annual measure of honesty and ethics of professions finds several earning their lowest ratings yet, including military leaders, judges, and TV reporters. Nurses are rated best among the 22 occupations measured in 2021.

American Catholics, about 23% of the U.S. adult population, remained positive about Pope Francis in early August, giving him a 78% favorable rating.

In the wake of turmoil in the Catholic Church in 2018, U.S. Catholics' views of the honesty and ethical standards of the clergy sank to a new low of 31%.

Nurses remain the most revered of 20 occupations rated for their honesty and ethics. Members of Congress and telemarketers are the least revered.

Americans continue to rate nurses as being the most honest and ethical of any profession Gallup routinely asks about.

Americans' generally positive views of the military provide context for several aspects of an increased focus on defense-sector investment resulting from the war in Ukraine.

Nurses top Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics of Professions poll with their highest ethical rating to date. Medical doctors, pharmacists and grade-school teachers also rank highly, with record- or near-record-high scores.

Republicans and Democrats diverge most in their honesty and ethics ratings of police officers and clergy. Younger Americans give higher ratings than older Americans to most professions, especially judges and nursing home operators.