Pope Leo XIV received in special audience some 800 French young people Photo: Vatican Media

These are the top 5 states for religious freedom in the United States (and these are the 5 worst rated)

The index evaluates 47 legal safeguards across six domains: government policy, healthcare, economic life, religious institutions, family, and education. These are then grouped into 20 core safeguards, offering a comprehensive framework for analyzing how far states go to actively defend the rights of individuals and communities to live according to their beliefs.