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 […]
On May 30, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed SCR 19 by Senator Tan Parker and Rep. Caroline Harris Davila approving placement of a statue honoring “Mother and Child” on the Texas Capitol Complex. The State Preservation Board will determine the exact location. Upon passage Senator Tan Parker said, “The monument provides a communal space for […]
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 […]