Articles by Tyler Arnold
Virginia Catholic bishops urge Gov. Youngkin to veto contraception mandate bills
May 1, 2024 / 07:00 amBoth Roman Catholic dioceses in Virginia are urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a “right to contraception.”
Court orders North Carolina, West Virginia to fund sex changes in state health care plans
Apr 29, 2024 / 16:10 pmWest Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement that this decision “cannot stand” and he intends to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senate GOP leader McConnell won’t push for 15-week abortion law, says unlikely to pass
Apr 29, 2024 / 14:30 pm“I don’t think we’ll get 60 votes in the Senate for any kind of national legislation,” the Senate minority leader said.
Franciscan University rejects Biden administration’s transgender policies in Title IX
Apr 26, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe announcement comes after President Joe Biden’s Department of Education issued a new interpretation of Title IX.
U.S. birth and fertility rates drop to record lows, according to CDC report
Apr 26, 2024 / 16:45 pmThe total fertility rate, which estimates how many children an average woman would have over the course of her life, was just over 1.6 births per woman.
Biden Title IX changes affect state laws on women’s sports, locker rooms, lawyers warn
Apr 26, 2024 / 12:30 pmThe new guidelines prohibit any policy or practice that “prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with their gender identity.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks Catholic faith, abortion, Title IX in exclusive EWTN interview
Apr 26, 2024 / 06:30 amIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the importance of his Catholic faith and more during an exclusive interview with Raymond Arroyo.
Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law
Apr 24, 2024 / 16:15 pmThe crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association
Apr 23, 2024 / 18:15 pmIf the District Court of Tarrant County grants the monastery’s request, it would prevent Bishop Michael Olson and others from entering the premises.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges ‘massive subsidized day care’ plan to reduce abortion
Apr 23, 2024 / 11:45 amThe campaign promises that a Kennedy presidency would “safeguard women’s reproductive rights.”
Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance
Apr 22, 2024 / 13:45 pmThe nuns referred to the Vatican’s order as “a hostile takeover that we cannot in conscience accept.”
Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association
Apr 19, 2024 / 18:40 pmA Vatican letter to Bishop Michael Olson thanked him for his “heroic and thankless service to the local church and the Carmel of Arlington as pontifical commissary.”
Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’
Apr 19, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe new rules redefine the prohibition on sex discrimination for schools and education programs that receive federal funding.
Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children
Apr 18, 2024 / 17:55 pmThe announcement effectively ends the practice of providing sex-change drugs and hormone medications to children in Scotland.
Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book
Apr 18, 2024 / 14:15 pmGov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed a bill on Tuesday that names the Aitken Bible and nine other texts as official state books in the Tennessee Blue Book manual.
House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports
Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 amThe lawmakers penned a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker that asks him to limit participation in women-only sports to biological women.
Catholic and Anglican nuns defend religious freedom in New York’s highest court
Apr 17, 2024 / 14:15 pmThe lawsuit is over a New York Department of Financial Services regulation that could require faith-based organizations to cover “medically necessary” abortions.
Italy’s prime minister backs stricter ban on surrogacy: How Europe differs from U.S. on issue
Apr 16, 2024 / 17:05 pmSpeaking at a conference in Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called surrogacy “inhuman” and referred to it as “uterus renting.”
U.S. Supreme Court: Idaho can enforce ban on sex changes for children
Apr 15, 2024 / 18:45 pmThe Supreme Court awarded Idaho emergency relief that will allow the state to enforce its ban on doctors performing sex-change operations on children.
Kansas governor vetoes bills to ban sex changes for minors, coerced abortions
Apr 15, 2024 / 17:15 pmSome Republican lawmakers have already indicated they will try to override the vetoes of the transgender and pro-life abortion legislation.