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who've lived what he called good lives in the country for decades.

Leo said that while there are many problems in the U.S.

immigration system, the protection of human dignity and national security are compatible.

Jason DeRose, NPR News.

This week, the U.S.

Conference of Catholic Bishops passed rules that prohibit Catholic hospitals from performing gender-affirming care for transgender people.

Those treatments include hormone therapy and surgeries.

The rules also bar Catholic hospitals from referring patients elsewhere for these treatments.

The LGBTQ Catholic group Dignity USA says the bishops' decision will cause, quote, "...tremendous harm to individuals and families."

Dignity USA argues the ban on gender-affirming care undermines transgender people's ability to live the abundant life Jesus spoke of in the Gospels.

Jason DeRose, NPR News.

Over the last decade, Gallup has found a 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S.

adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives.

Now, just 49% say it's key.

Gallup says that decline is among the largest it's recorded in any country over a 10-year period.

and that such a large drop is rare among the 160-plus countries it studies.

Chile, Turkey, and Portugal have seen similar declines.

Gallup's analysis finds that only a few countries have experienced larger losses in religiosity, among them Greece, Italy, and Poland.

Jason DeRose, NPR News.

Over the last decade, Gallup has found a 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S.