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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8 bishops absent as Germany’s synodal committee meets — By: The Pillar

Eight out of Germany’s 27 diocesan bishops missed Friday’s inaugural meeting of a committee designed to implement the decisions of the country’s “synodal way.” Four of the bishops are boycotting the body known as the synodal committee, while four others were absent due to other commitments. Share German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Georg Bätzing announced…

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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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