For a time, Fran Lopate — a Jewish mother of four from Flatbush — became America's most recognizable Italian spokesmodel.

The Church teaches, "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end.

Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S.