Articles by Tyler Arnold
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards
Nov 22, 2024 / 15:35 pmDuring Cecile Richards’ tenure as president of Planned Parenthood the number of abortions performed by that organization increased by more than 10%.
U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts
Nov 22, 2024 / 09:10 amThe HHS has proposed a rule to prohibit “discrimination” against a person based on his or her “sexual orientation” and self-purported “gender identity.”
Meet the pro-life prisoners whom Trump is expected to pardon
Nov 21, 2024 / 14:05 pmDuring President Joe Biden’s tenure as president, the DOJ has brought FACE Act charges against more than 30 people who took part in pro-life protests.
Catholic NASA scientist delves into investigation of potential life on other planets
Nov 20, 2024 / 08:00 amJonathan Lunine, the chief scientist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, spoke to 100 Catholic scientists at an event in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15.
America’s pro-life movement readies 2025 federal- and state-level policy efforts
Nov 19, 2024 / 06:00 amMany pro-life advocates’ plans look toward regulating the abortion drug mifepristone, which is used in chemical abortions.
UPDATE: Trump picks several Catholics for Cabinet: Kennedy, Rubio, Stefanik, Ratcliffe, Duffy
Nov 18, 2024 / 06:00 amThe 45th and soon-to-be 47th president made more than a dozen announcements within 10 days of his electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’
Nov 14, 2024 / 18:15 pmThe Nov. 15 statement was signed by USCCB President Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and two other bishops.
House probes NIH after doctor concealed study that disputes puberty blocker benefits
Nov 14, 2024 / 07:00 amJohanna Olson-Kennedy told the New York Times she withheld the study’s results because the findings could bolster criticism of puberty blockers used on children.
With House win, Republicans clinch governing trifecta
Nov 13, 2024 / 17:40 pmRepublican lawmakers will maintain control of the House of Representatives, which completes a governing trifecta heading into January 2025.
Catholic woman awarded $12.7 million in religious discrimination lawsuit over COVID vaccine
Nov 13, 2024 / 06:00 amIn her religious excemption request, Lisa Domski wrote that taking the vaccine “would be a terrible sin and distance my relationship with God.”
Vatican prohibits Traditional Latin Mass in Bishop Strickland’s former cathedral
Nov 11, 2024 / 15:35 pmThe move was announced in a letter to parishioners of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, which has offered a 2 p.m. Sunday Mass in Latin.
Trump could restrict transgender surgeries for kids in second term, policy analysts say
Nov 11, 2024 / 07:00 am“The left-wing gender insanity being pushed in our children is an act of child abuse,” Trump said earlier this year in a campaign video.
Marco Rubio on 2024 election, Catholic vote, and future
Nov 9, 2024 / 10:00 amAs the senior senator from the Sunshine State sees it, Donald Trump’s winning electoral coalition portends a promising political realignment and future.
Republicans secure control of U.S. Senate
Nov 6, 2024 / 12:45 pmAs of Wednesday morning, Republicans had secured victories in three Senate seats previously held by Democrats.
Catholic voters favor Trump over Harris nationally and in swing states, exit polls show
Nov 5, 2024 / 23:57 pmBoth Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, courted the Catholic vote heavily in the last few weeks of the election.
Speaker Mike Johnson on EWTN News: Catholics, Pennsylvanians are key to election
Nov 5, 2024 / 16:30 pm“[Trump] often asks me, ‘Will the Catholics like this? Will the evangelicals like this?'” Speaker Mike Johnson said.
Overcoming prior hesitation, Catholic Live Action President Lila Rose votes for Trump
Nov 5, 2024 / 12:45 pm“I will be voting for Donald Trump,” Lila Rose, who is Catholic, said in a Nov. 2 post on X, just three days before the Nov. 5 election.
Bishop Robert Barron pans ‘Conclave’ movie: ‘Run away from it as fast as you can’
Nov 5, 2024 / 06:00 am“If you are interested in a film about the Catholic Church that could have been written by the editorial board of the New York Times, this is your movie,” Barron said.
Vatican’s anime-style mascot Luce goes viral on internet with Catholic memes, fan art
Nov 3, 2024 / 08:00 amThe Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct. 28.
Kentucky attorney general backs Catholic church in lawsuit against shrine construction
Oct 31, 2024 / 17:45 pmThe proposed grotto shrine pays homage to a series of famous Marian apparitions in Lourdes, France, in 1858.