Articles by Tyler Arnold
University of Notre Dame commencement departs from presidential tradition
Mar 27, 2025 / 08:00 amSince the 1970s, Notre Dame has routinely invited newly inaugurated presidents to deliver the university’s commencement address.
Pro-life groups praise Trump plan to cut taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood
Mar 26, 2025 / 17:45 pmOfficials are mulling an immediate freeze of $27.5 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Title X Family Planning Services Program.
Commission urges Trump to take action against governments that violate religious liberty
Mar 26, 2025 / 09:30 am“Make appropriate policy changes to demonstrate meaningful consequences and encourage positive change,” the USCIRF report recommends.
Napa Institute fosters Catholic-Protestant collaboration on common efforts
Mar 26, 2025 / 07:00 amEarlier this month, Napa Institute Board Chairman Tim Busch hosted a meeting among 15 Catholic and Protestant faith leaders for the organization’s first Ecumenical Forum.
Memphis police arrest man accused of threatening to ‘butcher’ Catholics with machete
Mar 25, 2025 / 16:45 pmZachary Liberto, who lives in Memphis, was charged with commissioning an act of terrorism for allegedly sending the email to a member of the parish staff.
South Dakota governor signs bill to keep men out of girls’ locker rooms, restrooms
Mar 21, 2025 / 16:30 pm“South Dakota is a place where common sense values remain common, and these bills reinforce that fact,” South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden said.
Idaho governor signs bill to protect religious, conscience rights of doctors and nurses
Mar 21, 2025 / 14:00 pmThe new law establishes that Idaho recognizes “that the right of conscience is a fundamental and inalienable right.”
Bill banning men from women’s showers, spaces in jails signed into law in Mississippi
Mar 21, 2025 / 13:30 pmThe legislation prohibits men who self-identify as transgender women from accessing women’s changing rooms, restrooms, showers, sleeping quarters, and other facilities.
World Down Syndrome Day: How the Church works to reach Catholics with disabilities
Mar 21, 2025 / 09:45 amMarch 21 marks World Down Syndrome Day — a global awareness day recognized by the United Nations to advocate for the legal rights of people with Down syndrome.
Delaware halts enforcement of law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
Mar 19, 2025 / 17:05 pmDelaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings agreed to a March 17 court order that requires the state to stop any enforcement of the mandate.
Catholic clergy, laypeople to gather for prayer at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Mar 19, 2025 / 08:49 am“The goal of this event is to pray — and to pray in a specifically Catholic way,” Catholics for Catholics President John Yep told CNA.
‘This baby is a gift’: Trisomy 18 Awareness Day reminds us that every life is sacred
Mar 18, 2025 / 14:10 pmMarch 18 is Trisomy 18 Awareness Day. The condition, also called Edwards syndrome, occurs when a person has an extra chromosome 18.
‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ conference welcomes Catholics with disabilities
Mar 17, 2025 / 07:00 amThe “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference” focused on plans for the future as those with disabilities prepare for adult life out of high school.
Archbishop Sample rebukes ‘celebration of death’ as Oregon governor honors abortionists
Mar 14, 2025 / 14:10 pm“There are moments when words fail,” Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample wrote in a letter that also offered a pastoral teaching about the sanctity of human life.
Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions
Mar 13, 2025 / 17:50 pmExecutions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by firing squad is the primary form of execution.
FCC grills Google over alleged faith-based discrimination in YouTube TV programming
Mar 13, 2025 / 14:50 pmThe allegations stem from YouTube TV’s refusal to permit faith-based television network Great American Family to stream on its platform.
PHOTOS: A timeline of Pope Francis’ 12 years as pope
Mar 13, 2025 / 04:00 amPope Francis is the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay foreign aid contracts for finished work
Mar 12, 2025 / 17:30 pmA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make foreign aid payments to nongovernmental organizations for completed work.
Senators press small business agency on Planned Parenthood’s ‘unlawful’ use of COVID funds
Mar 12, 2025 / 06:00 amSens. Rand Paul and Joni Ernst sent a letter requesting documents and records related to Planned Parenthood’s receipt of Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Cardinal McElroy stresses hope, mercy, human dignity as new Washington archbishop
Mar 11, 2025 / 20:25 pm“Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,” Cardinal Robert McElroy said at his installation Mass on March 11.