Articles by Tyler Arnold
Nancy Pelosi criticizes Pope Francis’ China deal in interview
Dec 10, 2024 / 15:15 pmThe congresswoman from California and former speaker of the House of Representatives said she is “not too happy” about the Vatican-China agreement.
Democrats threaten to halt defense bill in feud over transgender drugs for minors
Dec 10, 2024 / 06:00 amAlthough the current draft was negotiated by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, some Democrats have considered abandoning the final version.
8 Republican senators sign letter opposing military draft for women in defense proposal
Dec 6, 2024 / 14:30 pm“Never in our history have women been forced to register for the draft,” the senators wrote.
Hawley warns feds: Retain records on Catholic investigation, pro-life convictions
Dec 5, 2024 / 15:10 pmThe senator accused the federal agencies of engaging in “unprecedented abuses of the justice system."
Trump could reverse State Department, USAID’s efforts to push gender ideology, abortion
Dec 5, 2024 / 09:00 amUnder President Joe Biden’s administration, officials have used USAID and DOS to promote transgenderism and other elements of gender ideology through grants.
Supreme Court seems skeptical of claim that Tennessee’s transgender law is discriminatory
Dec 4, 2024 / 16:10 pmTennessee’s law restricting transgender surgeries and drugs for minors is being challenged by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and families in the state.
Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion
Dec 3, 2024 / 11:35 amUnder Joe Biden’s administration, the DOD has used taxpayer money to fund gender transitions and abortion-related travel expenses for service members.
Republicans introduce bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biological differences
Dec 2, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 is designed to prevent government officials and courts from reinterpreting terms through the lens of gender ideology.
DeWine signs bill to keep males out of female locker rooms, bathrooms in Ohio schools
Nov 27, 2024 / 15:15 pmThe new law requires that schools and colleges separate gender-specific facilities on the basis of biological sex, rather than self-asserted gender identity.
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality document part of magisterium, calls for implementation now
Nov 26, 2024 / 14:50 pm“[The final document] participates in the ordinary magisterium of the successor of Peter, and as such, I ask that it be accepted," Pope Francis wrote in a Nov. 25 note about the 52-page document.
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.”