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They also say that statements Mangione made to police before he was informed of his right to remain silent should not be admissible.

The hearings are set to continue next week.

Sarah Ventry, NPR News, New York.

According to Pew, this stability in religiousness is striking because it comes after decades of religious decline.

Though older people tend to be more religious than younger ones, Americans have grown less religious as they've aged.

Historically, women have been more religious than men, but this data shows the gender gap in religiousness is closing.

But it's not because men are becoming more religious.

It's because women are becoming less.

The survey shows that 70% of adults in the United States identify with a religion, but only a third of adults attend religious services at least once or twice a month, and 28% of adults identify with no religion at all.

Sarah Ventry, NPR News.

The commission was originally set up by Pope Francis to examine the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons.

The group included both men and women, and the report cited arguments both for and against.

Eli Hidalgo is with the group discerning deacons.

This report doesn't actually change what's happening on the ground, but it is a call for us to continue to make visible how women are already responding to the Holy Spirit's call to ministry.

The report also says there is a need to create new lay ministries for women.

Now it's up to Pope Leo to decide the church's next steps, which could include more discussion and discernment.

Sarah Ventry, NPR News.

In this last week of hearings, police body camera footage showed the minutes leading up to Mangione's arrest, including how he was approached and searched.

Nearly 20 minutes passed before police informed him of his right to remain silent.

which the defense argues means statements he made to law enforcement should be inadmissible at trial.