Bill Donohue Pew Research Center recently released its third Religious Landscape Study; previously ones were conducted in 2007 and 2014. Its latest study, which reports on findings from 2023-2024, covers a wide range of subjects, broken down by religious affiliation. Seven-in-ten Americans belong to a religion, and all but seven percent are not Christians; three-in-ten are [...]
Fr. MacRae ties a lot of loose ends together to offer a magnificent piece on what has happened to the rights of priests. April 2, 2025 by Fr Gordon MacRae and William A. Donohue, PhD Note from Father Gordon MacRae: This post may not move hearts, but it should move minds and consciences. It is of [...]
Bill Donohue The Catholic League has filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of New Jersey defending the rights of priests. We are represented by the Pittsburgh office of Leech Tishman; our attorney is Russell Giancola. The lead attorneys for the case, representing the Diocese of Camden, are from Cooper Levenson in Atlantic City, New [...]
Bill Donohue March 31 is Trans Visibility Day, a day when trans people seek greater recognition. There is an underside, however, to this day, one that brings to mind the increasing intolerance exhibited by trans activists. The espoused goal of the LGBTQ community is tolerance. Tolerance means “to put up with.” That may have been the [...]
Bill Donohue I have decided to address a story that is developing in Anytown USA. The venue is a local gym for adult men and women. Reporter: Why are teenage boys allowed to compete in pre-teen boy games in Anytown? Mayor: They are not. The only boys who can compete in pre-teen sports are those who [...]
The following letter explains why there is a problem at Northwestern. March 27, 2025 Dean Adrian Randolph Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 1918 Sheridan Road Evanston, Illinois 60208 Dear Dean Randolph: It has been brought to my attention that a faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies at the Weinberg College of [...]
Bill Donohue The Satanic Grotto is not a well-known Satanic group but it is making a media splash in Kansas. On March 28, it is scheduled to hold a “Black Mass” on the grounds of the Capitol building. Christian protesters will be present and the police are gearing up for the event. It’s not just Topeka [...]
The following letter explains why Catholics deserve to know why the FBI launched a probe of Catholics under the Biden administration. March 24, 2025 Hon. Jim Jordan Chairman House Committee on the Judiciary 2056 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-3504 Dear Chairman Jordan: I am delighted that you issued a series of subpoenas to the [...]
Bill Donohue This article originally appeared in the American Spectator on March 20, 2025. It is an extended version of a piece Bill wrote earlier this week. If there were a proposal to erect a statue of St. Michael the Archangel on a municipal building, it would be understandable if some objected. However, it would not [...]
Bill Donohue Having authored a Ph.D. dissertation, two books, and a monograph on the ACLU, I am convinced that most of its board members and senior officials harbor a deep animus against religion. Nothing bothers them more than Christianity, especially Catholicism. This is much more than a phobia: religion is seen as a threat to liberty. [...]
