In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers' life.
The encyclical, "Humanae Vitae," was an unexpected and unpopular papal condemnation of artificial contraception. But Hilgers, then a medical student, quickly embraced the teaching
The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex
For plummeting worldwide fertility rates to change course, people must find courage to "do the hard thing" of raising large families, and that courage comes from faith, said Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, an economist at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
"We live
When Emily Frase describes her experience with Natural Family Planning, she points first to the cross. “We have to have the courage to be like, ‘You know what? Sometimes it is gruesome. Sometimes it really does look like a crucifixion — and
Gianna of Albany is celebrating a precious milestone: the birth of its 100th baby.
Dr. Jan Patterson, the center's founder, made the discovery in January while reviewing paperwork.
"Someone was helping me count up the deliveries that we have had and I said, 'Oh
Tucked away behind Nativity Square, not far from the Church of the Nativity that, according to Christian tradition, marks the spot where Jesus was born in the manger, is the Milk Grotto. This is the location where, according to another tradition, Mary