Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders on Monday to get in gear and address the continent’s demographic crisis by reinforcing the family and affirming the dignity of human life.
The pope’s call to action comes amid a severe demographic collapse that threatens not only Europe’s social and economic stability but the cultural identities and destinies of various nations.
‘A rejection of the Christian inspiration of the founding fathers of the EU institutions has led to a time of drastic sterility.’
The number of live births in Europe per 1,000 persons in 1970 was 16.4. By 2024, the crude birth rate had fallen to 7.9.
According to Eurostat, the European Union’s total fertility rate — the average number of kids born to a woman over her lifetime — stood at
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