Religious sisters sue Smith & Wesson for ‘facilitating’ mass shootings — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Guy J. Sagi/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, 2023 / 15:05 pm (CNA). Four congregations of Catholic religious sisters filed a lawsuit against the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson on Tuesday, accusing the company of participating in illegal marketing tactics that they said attract a “dangerous category of consumers” and facilitate “an…

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‘Social emergency’ of low fertility may be driven partly by pesticides, study shows — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Chinnapong / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 7, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA). In addition to social and cultural trends affecting marriage and birth rates, new findings from a meta-analysis released last month found “evidence of an association” between exposure to some insecticides and “lower sperm concentration in adults” — a sign that commonly-used…

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of head of Syro-Malabar Church, Cardinal Alencherry — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal George Alencherry preaches at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam, India, on Palm Sunday 2021. / Credit: Esthappanos Bar Geevarghese via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) CNA Staff, Dec 7, 2023 / 14:35 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, based in India,…

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Remembering St. Ambrose of Milan: A Pillar of Early Christianity — By: Church Militant

Saint Ambrose was born into a notable Roman family around 340 in Trier, Arles or Lyons. His father, also named Ambrose, was the prefect of Gallia, overseeing regions that now comprise France, Britain, Spain and parts of Africa. Raised in a Christian household, Ambrose lived an early life shaped by his family’s faith and status. “A Study of a…

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Republican presidential candidates debate parental rights, sex changes for kids — By: Catholic News Agency

Republican presidential candidates (left to right) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the NewsNation Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama Moody Music Hall on Dec. 6, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. / Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom,…

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