Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

There is a day for just about anything, including the world's population. Did you know that Every July 11th is World Population Day? This international day was established by the Governing Council of ...

The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday. The report ...

On the occasion of World Mission Day on Oct. 19, Vatican news agency Fides presented statistics that offer a general overview ...

Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their 3-year-old, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the ...

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world, representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global ...

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

The world population grew by 75 million people over the last year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday ...

I am a reporter on the breaking news team based in New York City. The U.S. Census Bureau projects the world population will be 8,019,876,189 on January 1—an almost 1% increase of 75,162,541 people ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has inherited a raging battle for not only the soul of the Catholic Church, but also its place in the geopolitical world. The new pope will have to decide whether his ...