Articles on this issue "population control"
While it's good news that China is relaxing its one-child policy for victims of the country's recent earthquake, one mustn't forget the "sad brutality" of the rule, according to author Mark …
read moreHere is the statement delivered April 10 by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, at the 40th session of the Commission on Population and …
read moreBy Father John Flynn The latest population projections point to a big increase in the number of elderly people in coming decades. On March 13 the United Nations Population Division published …
read moreHere the statement that Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave today at the 39th session of the Commission on …
read moreThe Holy See has appealed to the international community to replace the failed population policies of the past with programs that focus on respect for human dignity. Archbishop Celestino …
read moreThe number of Catholics in the world grew in 2004, not as fast as the overall population, but the number of priests also increased, according the new Pontifical Yearbook. There were 1.098 …
read moreWorld population growth continues to slow down, with a projected figure of 9.1 billion in 2050, up from today's 6.5 billion. The latest forecasts were published Feb. 24 by the Population …
read moreWorld population growth continues to slow down, with a projected figure of 9.1 billion in 2050, up from today's 6.5 billion. The latest forecasts were published Feb. 24 by the Population …
read moreThe Holy See asked at the United Nations for a restructuring of the system of international solidarity, and expressed opposition to population-control programs that deny the dignity of the …
read moreA United Nations Population Fund report, published a decade after the 1994 Cairo conference on population and development, is "totally ideological," warns an expert on demographic issues. …
read moreA Vatican official appealed to governments to remind them of their duty to denounce U.N. agencies that go against international agreements by promoting abortion. The appeal by Cardinal Renato …
read moreThe president of the Philippine bishop’s conference said the proposed two-child law presented last week in parliament is a "coercive system against couples." "The Church appeals to the …
read moreWhile the United Nations and family planning groups continue in their efforts to lower birthrates, several recent books have drawn attention to the severe economic and social problems linked …
read moreThe Population Division of the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs has published a long-range projection of world population in the year 2300. The study released Dec. 9 proposes a …
read moreFor decades the Catholic Church's pleas asking governments to defend and support family life have often fallen on deaf ears. Now, in the midst of a birth dearth and a graying population, …
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