"Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from Him." - Psalm 127:3
In 1981, the Catholic Church in the United States heightened efforts to make the natural methods of family planning (NFP) and Church teaching which support the use of those methods in marriage, both more widely known and used. To pursue these ends, the now United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), approved the establishment of the Natural Family Planning as a program for Pro-Life Activities.
The Catholic Church supports the methods of Natural Family Planning (NFP) because they respect God's design for married love. In fact, NFP represents the only authentic approach to family planning available to husbands and wives because these methods can be used to both attempt or avoid pregnancy.