The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying “I Do”

May 20, 2026 09:46

ZENIT Staff

A new analysis suggests that the reasons behind America's retreat from marriage may be found less

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family•Pro Life

Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

If a culture does not reproduce itself biologically, can it expect to endure institutionally? Modernity has achieved unprecedented material progress, yet its most advanced societies are those least inclined to bring forth new life

Mar 04, 2026 09:08

Tim Daniels

Marriage and Family

Chinese government announces ban on online and AI content that discourages marriage or having children

By including “fear of marriage” and “childbirth anxiety” among prohibited themes, the latest campaign highlights how demographic policy has migrated into the realm of content control

Feb 17, 2026 17:05

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

Men Are Happiest When They Do 2 Things, Data Shows

The 2022 General Social Survey found that men ages 18-55 report the highest levels of happiness when they’re married with children.

Feb 07, 2026 22:26

ZENIT Staff

Marriage and Family•Pope Leo XIV

Reflections of Pope Leo XIV on the art of Christian education

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life

Feb 06, 2026 17:39

ZENIT Staff

Marriage and Family•Pope Leo XIV

«Why, Lord?» The Pope’s Most Moving Reflection Before Families Whose Children Died or Are in Hospital

Pope Leo XIV’s words to the families of the young people who died in Crans-Montana

Jan 18, 2026 17:10

ZENIT Staff

Mexican, a woman, a layperson, and former president of EWTN: this is the woman Pope Leo XIV chose as the first prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

Five years ago, Pope Francis publicly lamented what he described as criticism coming from a major Catholic television network (EWTN). Today, under a different pontificate, a senior executive from that same organization has been entrusted with directing the Vatican’s own communications apparatus.

Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

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The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying “I Do”

The decline of marriage in a specific country (New Zealand): a symptom of a global trend and the Vatican’s response

Abortion as an Ideological Weapon: The Vatican’s Denouncement

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

New Series for Parents: Digital Age Family Safety. From Family Theater Productions and the Daughters of St. Paul

Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

Pope Leo XIV summons bishops to Rome to discuss the reimplementation of the controversial Amoris Laetitia

Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

Chinese government announces ban on online and AI content that discourages marriage or having children

Men Are Happiest When They Do 2 Things, Data Shows

Reflections of Pope Leo XIV on the art of Christian education

«Why, Lord?» The Pope’s Most Moving Reflection Before Families Whose Children Died or Are in Hospital