MELBOURNE, Australia — What began in response to a simple request from his pastor ended up becoming Dr. John Billings’ life’s work. The father of modern natural family planning, Billings died April 1, ...

Melbourne, Australia | John Billings, the founder of a natural contraception method that won support among Catholics, has died, a colleague said Tuesday. He was 89. Billings died late Sunday at a ...

Dr. Evelyn Billings, who with her husband, John, pioneered research that led them to develop a form of natural family planning supported by the Catholic church, died Saturday after a short illness.

Dr. Evelyn Billings, who helped develop a major method of natural fertility regulation, is being remembered after her recent death as a wonderful inspiration, said a doctor at the Natural Family ...

One of the first acts of the young Irish state was to ban all forms of artificial contraception, in keeping with Catholic teaching. For couples wishing to limit family size, the Vatican endorsed the ...

The Billings ovulation method of family planning has long been regarded as a highly effective and ethical means of achieving and avoiding pregnancy. The Church supports the Billings method and other ...

Drs. Evelyn and John Billings are pictured in the garden of their home in Melbourne, Australia, in this 2004 file photo. The couple are being celebrated as potential saints by those in the medical ...