Articles by Tyler Arnold
Pope Leo XIV listed in Time magazine’s ‘Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence’
Aug 29, 2025 / 09:00 amTime magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on Aug. 28.
Minneapolis Catholic church shooter expressed regret about ‘gender transition’
Aug 29, 2025 / 08:00 amThe shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis voiced some regret over his effort to “transition” into a girl.
Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter mocked Christ in video before attack
Aug 27, 2025 / 20:15 pmThe man who killed two children and injured 17 other people in the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting posted a YouTube video before the attack.
Trump’s HHS gives states 60 days to remove ‘gender ideology’ in school material
Aug 26, 2025 / 16:57 pmHHS warned states and territories that they must remove references to “gender ideology” from K–12 education materials or they will lose federal funding.
Trump administration appeals to some pro-life reproductive health care despite IVF push
Aug 26, 2025 / 09:00 amSome Catholics and others in the pro-life movement have been urging these alternative approaches amid ethical concerns surrounding in vitro fertilization (IVF).
St. Pius X’s rebuke of ‘modernism’ rings true today, scholar says
Aug 23, 2025 / 08:00 amSt. Pius X took charge of the Church in the aftermath of the Enlightenment era, which had spurred rationalist and liberal movements throughout Europe and the Americas.
Catholic scholars urge caution as Trump considers rescheduling marijuana
Aug 20, 2025 / 16:58 pmThe federal government considers marijuana — cannabis, the name of the plant that contains psychoactive compounds called cannabinoids — a Schedule I substance.
Detroit ICE meets with Catholic aid group, Democrat lawmaker to discuss deportations
Aug 18, 2025 / 14:34 pmImmigration and Customs Enforcement’s Detroit Field Office met with a Catholic migrant group and a Democratic lawmaker to discuss concerns.
Planned Parenthood makes nearly $500 million in pro-life states, including tax funds
Aug 18, 2025 / 07:00 amPlanned Parenthood affiliates based in pro-life states make close to a half-billion dollars in annual revenue from various sources, according to a recent report.
Economics paper suggests Mass decline tied to Vatican II implementation
Aug 15, 2025 / 12:41 pmAccording to the researchers, attendance rates declined significantly faster in historically Catholic countries than in Protestant ones in the years after Vatican II.
San Diego Diocese offers prayerful accompaniment at immigration hearings
Aug 15, 2025 / 11:13 amA new initiative launched by the Catholic Diocese of San Diego and interfaith partners offers prayerful accompaniment for migrants and asylum seekers.
Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024
Aug 13, 2025 / 15:49 pmThe Family Research Council documented more than 400 cases of “acts of hostility” against Catholic and other Christian churches in the U.S. in 2024.
Man guilty of assaulting elderly pro-life activists in Baltimore avoids jail time
Aug 8, 2025 / 15:23 pmProsecutors had hoped to put Patrick Brice behind bars for 10 years. The Thomas More Society condemned the sentence as “disgraceful.”
UPDATE: Trump signs order to rein in ‘debanking’ amid Christian, conservative concerns
Aug 7, 2025 / 06:00 amTrump signed an executive order on Aug. 7 that prohibits banks and financial institutions from “debanking” Christians and conservatives based on their views.
Knights of Columbus honor Pope Francis, celebrate milestones in charity work at convention
Aug 6, 2025 / 13:47 pmThe Knights of Columbus began their 143rd annual convention on Aug. 5 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., where thousands of members gathered for the occasion.
Pope Leo XIV commends work of Knights of Columbus in message to Supreme Convention
Aug 5, 2025 / 19:37 pmPope Leo XIV extolled the work of the Knights of Columbus in a prerecorded message for the Catholic fraternal organization’s 143rd Supreme Convention.
Report: Trump administration may walk back IVF insurance mandate plan
Aug 5, 2025 / 06:00 amPresident Donald Trump’s administration may be walking back an earlier plan that would have required insurance companies to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization.
Trump administration proposes rule change to end abortion at Veterans Affairs facilities
Aug 1, 2025 / 16:19 pmThe proposed regulatory change, submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 1, must undergo a 30-day public comment period before it can be adopted.
Scholars praise newest Church doctor’s defense of Catholicism
Aug 1, 2025 / 09:15 amTheologians, historians, priests, and other Catholic scholars extol the contributions to theology, philosophy, and education of the Church’s newest doctor, St. John Henry Newman.
Kim Davis, who refused to certify same-sex marriages, asks Supreme Court to hear case
Jul 31, 2025 / 08:00 amA former county clerk in Kentucky who made headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is again asking the Supreme Court to hear her case.