Why are birth rates falling across Europe? Pope calls for Italians to have more babies
Pope Francis has asked Italians to have more children amid Europe's falling birth rates.
On Friday (May 10), the Pope called for long-term policies to help families and warned the declining birth rate was threatening the country's future.
“The number of is the first indicator of the hope of a people,” Pope Francis said during an annual gathering of pro-family groups. “Without children and young people, a
