A study by an official Catholic news agency estimates that while the number of Roman Catholics increased by 14 million worldwide, it decreased by half a million in Europe.

“Thousands of women are being betrayed by the over promotion of abortion as the only possible response to pregnancy”, laments an Irish pro-life parliamentarian.

For the third year since 2020, Isaiah 41:10 is the most highlighted, bookmarked, and shared verse of the year worldwide.

This is an increase of 17% over the previous year. Half were early medical abortions at home, a practice only legalised in the UK after the pandemic.

Official data show a slight upturn in abortions. 90% of them were “at the woman's request”.