Articles by Tyler Arnold
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.
Norway bishops: Proposal to expand abortion abandons ‘Christian and humanistic heritage’
Mar 25, 2024 / 10:30 amCurrent Norway law allows elective abortions through the 12th week of pregnancy but only in limited cases afterward.
Four Freedom Caucus members object to Veterans Affairs IVF funding plan
Mar 22, 2024 / 14:00 pm“An IVF embryo is the earliest stage of life that exists outside of the womb,” the lawmakers said in a statement.
Fetal homicide law used in New Hampshire for first time in murder of mother and child
Mar 21, 2024 / 18:30 pmA New Hampshire man was charged with the murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, the first time the state’s fetal homicide law has been invoked.
CUA panel: Prenatal testing poses unique threat to preborn children with Down syndrome
Mar 21, 2024 / 09:00 amA panel of pro-life leaders and scholars is calling attention to the threat that prenatal testing poses to preborn children who are diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Biden pushes for taxpayer-funded abortion nationwide in 2025 budget plan
Mar 20, 2024 / 14:45 pmThe $7.3 trillion budget would eliminate two safeguards that prevent taxpayer-funded abortion: the Hyde Amendment and the Dornan Amendment.
Stephen Colbert co-narrates Pope Francis’ new audiobook memoir
Mar 18, 2024 / 17:00 pmLate-night talk show host Stephen Colbert is a co-narrator of Pope Francis’ new book, titled “Life: My Story Through History,” which comes out Tuesday, March 19.