Texas judge’s ruling that woman can have abortion leaves hospitals liable to prosecution — By: Catholic News Agency

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texas hospitals that despite a Dec. 7, 2023, court ruling that a woman could have a legal abortion, hospitals involved may be persecuted for violating the state’s law. / Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, 2023 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned three…

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Political Fight in Spain Over Public Rosaries — By: Church Militant

Video shared online appears to show leftists in Madrid wearing costumes to mock the Blessed Mother, the priesthood and religious life. This is happening as a response to public prayer rallies by faithful Catholics. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Kyle Kopy and Rodney Pelletier discuss Spain’s Catholic history and the ongoing…

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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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