Pope Francis echoed calls made by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urging Italians to have more babies and fewer pets as Italy faces a population crisis.
Pope Francis on Friday echoed calls made byurging Italians to have more babies and fewer pets as Italy faces its greatest population crisis to date.
Pope Francis blesses a pregnant woman at the end of a conference in Rome on May 12, 2023, during a two-day"General States of Birth" conference. The 86-year-old pontiff opened the second day of a Rome conference involving politicians, business and social leaders focused on the dwindling number of babies born in Italy, a number that experts warn will lead to the impoverishment of the nation.
In order to circumvent a feared collapse of Italy’s social security program, Meloni is backing a plan that would encourage birth rates to increase to 500,000 annual births by 2033 – a proposal that was at the heart of her campaign for the premiership last year when she ran on the mantra of"God, family, fatherland."
Numerous studies have suggested that Italy’s lack of affordable childcare, low pay, dubious work contracts and tradition of women carrying for older parents are all factors that have led to a declining birth rate.
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