What does ‘pro-life’ mean?

US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
The Associated Press: U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care.

Drop in U.S. religiosity among largest in world
Gallup: The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today — ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007.

Amid ICE raids, Chicago priests support immigrants with a whistle and a rosary
National Catholic Reporter: The Resurrection Project has scaled up rapidly, channeling state funds into legal assistance and deploying lawyers to help families navigate detentions across multiple states.

Phil Keaggy still trying to combine faith with serious rock
Religion Unplugged: Trying to combine Christian faith with serious rock music created a dilemma when Keaggy entered what record-industry pros have long called Contemporary Christian Music.

What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer — even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
The Conversation: In the modern pro-life movement, there is a great variety in how different people and organizations use the term, what issues they campaign for, and how religious convictions drive their work.