Pope Francis calls for policies that welcome life

2023-05-15 13:16:00

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

May 15, 2023 / 6:16 a.m.

Within the framework of the International Day of Families, which is celebrated every May 15, Pope Francis declared that “the family is the main antidote to the problem of demographic winter”.

This was expressed by the Holy Father through a brief and concise message published through his official Twitter profile.

In addition, the Pontiff made an international call and urged the promotion of “family-friendly” policies that welcome life.

For Pope Francis, “the family is the main antidote against poverty, material and spiritual, and also against the problem of demographic winter.”

The #family it is the main antidote against poverty, material and spiritual, and also against the problem of demographic winter. It is necessary that in all countries social, economic and cultural policies “friends of the family” and the acceptance of life be promoted.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex_es) May 15, 2023

“It is necessary that in all countries ‘family-friendly’ social, economic and cultural policies are promoted and the acceptance of life”, asserted the Successor of Peter.

Last Friday, May 12, in his speech with which he inaugurated the third edition of “The General States of Birth”, the Holy Father also asked governments for policies to end the “demographic winter” and increase the birth rate in Europe.

He also noted that “the issue of birth is central to allespecially for the future of Italy and Europe”.

“Today, bringing children into the world is perceived as an enterprise run by families. And this, unfortunately, conditions the mentality of the young generations, who grow up in uncertainty, if not in disappointment and fear, ”she warned.

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú is a Spanish journalist, correspondent for ACI Prensa in Rome and the Vatican, with three years of experience in religious information. She has a double degree in Journalism and Advertising from the San Pablo CEU University in Madrid. She is passionate about investigative journalism and telling stories up close.