Two Spanish theologians latest recipients of prize named for Pope Benedict XVI  — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Benedict XVI. / Credit: Giulio Napolitano/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 10, 2023 / 16:06 pm (CNA). Two Spanish theologians are the winners of the 2023 Ratzinger Prize, named for the late Pope Benedict XVI. Father Pablo Blanco-Sarto, 59, a professor at the University of Navarra, which is affiliated with Opus Dei, has written extensively about…

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U.S. population expected to decline after 2080; low fertility a cause, Census Bureau says — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 10, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The U.S. population will peak later this century before experiencing a decline by 2100, the U.S. Census Bureau said this week, with low fertility numbers partly explaining the projected decrease.  The bureau said in a press release on Thursday that the country’s population “is…

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Italian Senate launches inquiry into disappearance of Vatican Girl and another missing teen — By: Catholic News Agency

From the Netflix documentary series, “Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi” / Netflix Rome Newsroom, Nov 10, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Italian Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday to launch a new parliamentary inquiry into the 40-year-old cold case of the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, who lived in Vatican City, as…

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Maine’s Catholic Diocese Battles Law on Abuse Claims — By: Church Militant

BANGOR, Maine (ChurchMilitant.com) — Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court is currently reviewing a 2021 statute that eliminates the statute of limitations for filing childhood sexual abuse claims.  Gerald Petruccelli and Michael Bigos The Roman Catholic diocese of Portland is actively resisting the legislation, which has triggered a wave of lawsuits against it. The Penobscot Judicial Center…

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