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

Mar 04, 2026 09:08

only 8 percent of the world’s births in 2026 will occur in Europe, North America and Oceania combined Photo: Visual Capitalist

Marriage and Family•Pro Life•Young People

European Union: yes to funding abortion, no to funding large families

In December 2025 FAFCE was excluded from EU funding after applying for six projects under programmes such as CERV and Erasmus+, including initiatives on youth protection and digital education for minors.

Dec 18, 2025 11:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.

Dec 10, 2025 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Marriage and Family

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

The Note proposes a vision of monogamy rooted not in rule-making but in anthropology. Marriage, it states, is built on an unbreakable exclusivity, the kind that turns two people into a single story without dissolving their individual identities

Nov 25, 2025 18:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Marriage and Family

The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Religious weddings accounted for just 32,473 ceremonies, with Anglican churches hosting approximately 70 percent of them.

Nov 24, 2025 18:28

Elizabeth Owens

Marriage and Family

Ecclesiological, juridical, and pastoral reflections of Pope Leo XIV on marriage annulment proceedings

Address of the Pope to participants in the international course promoted by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Nov 22, 2025 11:57

ZENIT Staff

A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life

The documents, recently uncovered by TV Perú Noticias and preserved by Peru’s National Migration Archive, offer a rare glimpse into the personal convictions of a man who, a decade later, would become Bishop of Rome

A Song for the Pope, a Collection for the Nation: Argentina Mobilizes for Leo XIV’s Historic Visit

With less than three months remaining before the Pope’s arrival, the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) has launched two nationwide initiatives that reveal how seriously the local Church views this moment. One seeks financial support to organize the visit. The other seeks an official hymn

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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

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China’s Fertility Crisis: Free Babies, Subsidized Embryos, and the Ghost of the One-Child Policy

Europe Union Yanks Funding from Pro-Life Groups

European Union: yes to funding abortion, no to funding large families

China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

The Catholic Church becomes the second most popular religion for weddings in the United Kingdom

Ecclesiological, juridical, and pastoral reflections of Pope Leo XIV on marriage annulment proceedings