Fertility rates in nearly every nation are now below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman.1 In 2024, the U.S. total fertility rate (TFR)—the number of births per woman—fell to a historic 1.599, the lowest ever recorded.2 Why Are Fertility Rates Declining? What is the Cost of Inaction? If trends continue, nations will struggle […]
At the 2025 Napa Institute Summer Conference, JPII Life Center CEO Linda Ruf joined EWTN President Montse Alvarado and BVM Marketing Managing Partner Nathan Misirian for a timely panel discussion titled “Rebuilding Trust in a Distracted Generation.” Together, they explored how digital culture distorts the truth about human dignity, sexuality, and the value of life—and […]