Something sinister is going on, and it is not by coincidence. Within the course of one week, at the beginning of March, five states either heard testimony on a bill that would deny the priest-penitent privilege, or had bills of this nature introduced. Vermont heard testimony from Burlington Bishop Christopher Coyne. Delaware, Kansas, Utah and Washington [...]
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, under the leadership of Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, has adopted a model policy on how to deal with transgender students. It is a model not just for Catholic schools, but for all schools, private and public. It is empathetic in its understanding of those suffering from gender dysphoria, yet firmly [...]
Most of the mainstream media is in the tank with pro-abortion activists, which explains their reluctance to accurately report on the seriousness of abortion complications. Yet any person who truly believes in the best interests of women should want all women to know what can happen to them when undergoing an abortion. Since they won't do [...]
No civilization has brought about more liberty and equality than western civilization, and that is due, in large part, to the contributions of Catholicism. Yet on many campuses, not only is western civilization being trashed—while primitive cultures are being celebrated—Christianity is under attack. More than that, the western haters have turned their academic guns on Christians [...]
On March 12, the Hollywood gang congratulated themselves again at the Academy Awards, and some Oscar winners made obscene comments. It's who they are. On the same day, an event that is of much greater cultural significance took place: it was Detransition Awareness Day. Hollywood was not cheering, but everyone else should have been. Detransitioners are [...]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams angered secularists recently when he spoke at an interfaith breakfast event. After his closest aide, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, introduced him as someone who "doesn't believe" in separation of church and state, her boss took the stage and said, "Ingrid is so right." "Don't tell me about no separation of church and [...]
The January 23rd release of our Disney documentary, "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom," has won the plaudits of Americans from every walk of life. It promises to be the cultural marker we expected it would be. In fact, it has been selected as an entry into several film festivals as the Best Short Film of the year. The [...]
On January 30, when President Biden was walking on the White House lawn, he was asked by a reporter about Catholic opposition to publicly funded abortions. "Catholic bishops are demanding that federal tax dollars not fund abortions." In an angry reply, Biden pointed his finger and said, "No, they are not all doing that, nor is [...]
Being ethically inconsistent is a trait that is universal, no matter how hard we try to be consistent. Usually, it doesn't matter too much, and that is because our shortcomings are limited to a small group, mostly family, friends, neighbors and work associates. But when it comes to public persons—those whose values and behavior affect a [...]
Bill Donohue was interviewed by Virginia Allen of The Heritage Foundation on January 26. The following is an excerpt from the "Daily Signal Podcast." Allen: Well, it's been fascinating to watch some of the events that have just taken place within the last year in regards to Disney. And we've seen this shift that for so [...]
