The Vatican Speaks Out at the UN in Support of Children with Down Syndrome

Mar 25, 2026 21:42

The Vatican’s position does not reject medical progress; rather, it challenges the ethical horizon within which that progress operates. Photo: Vatican Media

Pro Life

Luxembourg approves the killing of babies in the womb as a constitutional right

The deeper question is not only legal but anthropological. Constitutional language reflects a society’s understanding of human dignity and the role of the state in safeguarding — or limiting — individual autonomy

Mar 04, 2026 09:39

Joachin Meisner Hertz

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

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Pro Life

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

The 2026 update is narrower in scope. Its most visible innovation is the formal introduction of “collaborators” — a new category distinct from the academy’s academic members.

Mar 03, 2026 08:51

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pro Life

Notre Dame University Backs Away from a Contested Appointment

On February 26, the administration of University of Notre Dame confirmed that Professor Susan Ostermann will not assume the directorship of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, a post she had been scheduled to take up in July 2026

Feb 27, 2026 12:34

Tim Daniels

Pro Life

America’s Quiet Demographic Turn: Birth Rates Dip Again

For decades, demographic decline was framed in American discourse as someone else’s problem—Japan’s, Italy’s, South Korea’s. The latest U.S. figures suggest that the same structural challenges are now firmly at home.

Feb 24, 2026 23:30

Tim Daniels

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The Vatican Speaks Out at the UN in Support of Children with Down Syndrome

Serial baby killer dies in the U.S.: He earned $1.8 million a year killing children in subhuman conditions

The Catholic Cemetery in Peru’s Capital Where Aborted Babies Found a Dignified Rest

Late-night vote in the British Parliament gives the green light to abortion even at 9 months

Canada Nears 100,000 «Assisted Deaths». Euthanasia Debate Enters a New Phase

One in four Americans supports abortion in all circumstances: data reveals a nation still searching for consensus

Pro-life and anti-LGBT+: this is Trump’s new secretary of homeland security

Luxembourg approves the killing of babies in the womb as a constitutional right

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

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Notre Dame University Backs Away from a Contested Appointment

America’s Quiet Demographic Turn: Birth Rates Dip Again