Articles by Tyler Arnold
Catholic priest pepper-sprayed during confessions at Texas cathedral
Apr 15, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe parish said in a statement that “someone dealing with mental health issues” sprayed rector Father Tony Neusch with the irritant while he was hearing confessions.
Pro-life leader: State-by-state approach to abortion will lead movement to ‘ash heap of history’
Apr 13, 2024 / 07:00 amMarjorie Dannenfelser, CEO of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, rejects leaving the abortion “battleground” only to the states.
Polish bishops launch ‘day of prayer’ for unborn after lawmakers advance pro-abortion bills
Apr 12, 2024 / 15:00 pmLawmakers on Friday advanced four pro-abortion bills to be considered by a special committee in the Sejm, which is Poland’s lower legislative body.
El Paso bishop criticizes Texas border efforts, laments ‘anti-immigrant’ rhetoric
Apr 12, 2024 / 07:00 amDuring an immigration policy conference, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz criticized a Texas law that increases the state’s role in deterring illegal immigration.
Idaho teen arrested for plot to attack churches, kill Christians for ISIS
Apr 9, 2024 / 13:30 pmThe teenager landed on the FBI’s radar when he tried to provide financial support to foreign terrorist organizations, including ISIS, when he was 17 years old.
Biden campaign: Trump ‘scrambling’ on abortion amid policy announcement
Apr 8, 2024 / 16:50 pm“There is nothing more un-American than having our personal freedoms taken away. And that is what Donald Trump has done,” a Biden statement said.
Vatican document on human dignity condemns gender transition, surrogacy, abortion
Apr 8, 2024 / 09:15 amIn the declaration, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith cautions against threats to human dignity that begin at the moment of conception.
Study from Netherlands: Most children outgrow transgender inclinations
Apr 8, 2024 / 06:00 amThe 15-year study, which was conducted by researchers at the Netherlands’ University of Groningen, tracked the gender unhappiness rates of 2,772 study participants.
Communion wafers found discarded in parking lot of West Virginia church after Easter Mass
Apr 5, 2024 / 14:45 pmFather Timothy Grassi of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church said he suspects the action was “a way for [someone] to make a statement in some way.”
Catholic Nebraska lawmaker leaves Democratic Party over its pro-abortion views
Apr 4, 2024 / 16:40 pmNebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell said in a news conference that his party change was caused by the Democratic Party’s refusal to respect his pro-life views.
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew hopes for ‘unified date’ for Easter in East and West
Apr 4, 2024 / 10:15 am“It is a scandal to celebrate separately the unique event of the one Resurrection of the One Lord,” Patriarch Bartholomew I said in a recent homily.
Pro-abortion groups reach signature threshold to get amendment on Arizona ballot
Apr 3, 2024 / 16:00 pmThe ad hoc coalition of pro-abortion organizations called Arizona for Abortion Access says it has collected more than 500,000 signatures.
Michigan governor signs bill legalizing paid surrogacy
Apr 2, 2024 / 17:05 pmThe law reverses a 36-year-old prohibition on paid surrogacy in Michigan.
J.K. Rowling’s transgender comments could violate new hate speech law, official says
Apr 2, 2024 / 14:45 pmA law that went into effect in Scotland on Monday could prompt investigations into people who make comments that refer to a person by his or her biological sex.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC
Apr 1, 2024 / 16:20 pmAlthough it’s unclear what the protesters are specifically requesting of Catholic faith leaders, both the USCCB and Pope Francis have urged a cease-fire in Gaza.
Governors in West Virginia, Utah, Idaho sign religious freedom bills
Mar 28, 2024 / 14:00 pmThe new laws protect student organizations at public universities and protects religious rights for faith-based adoption centers and foster care homes.
ACLU sues Ohio over law banning transgender treatments for minors
Mar 28, 2024 / 09:00 amThe law prohibits minors from receiving transgender drugs and surgeries, and requires that only biological girls can participate in high school and college female athletics.
Abortion pill opponents face Supreme Court skepticism
Mar 26, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe justices heard oral arguments on March 26 for a lawsuit brought by Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM).
‘NaPro technology’ offers a pro-life alternative to IVF for infertility treatment
Mar 26, 2024 / 10:30 amNaPro approaches fertility treatment by two methods: identifying and treating the underlying causes of infertility and charting the woman’s fertility cycle.
U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference urges Holy Week prayers for end to Israel-Hamas war
Mar 25, 2024 / 14:00 pm“Thousands of innocent people have died in this conflict, and thousands more have been displaced and face tremendous suffering. This must stop,” the bishops said.