WRAY AND GARLAND NEED TO ANSWER TO CATHOLICS
Bill Donohue The new batch of documents on the Biden FBI Catholic spy ring makes it clear that those responsible for this obscene gambit need to be held accountable. The Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by [...]
BIDEN’S FBI LIED ABOUT SPYING ON CATHOLICS
Bill Donohue We have known for years about an anti-Catholic cell group in the FBI that was operative under President Biden. It spied on practicing Catholics, not just those who were dubbed “radical-traditionalist Catholics” (RTCs). [...]
CORPORATE RETREAT FROM PRIDE PARADES
Michael P. McDonald In the last several years, we have grown accustomed to every major corporation spewing rainbows to mark the beginning of June as the corporate elites fell over themselves to genuflect at the [...]
CATHOLIC BASHING SURFACES AT UNIV. OF NEBRASKA
The following letter was written after a story on this incident appeared on the website of The College Fix. June 2, 2025 Professor Felix Olschofka University of Nebraska Director, Glenn Korff School of Music WMB [...]
NEW WEBSITE ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS
Noted journalist and conservative activist Don Feder is sounding the alarms over the causes and effects of plummeting birthrates, aging populations and the disintegration of family life. Check out his new website, StopDemographicWinter.com. Bill Donohue [...]
FRENCH INTELLECTUALS ABET PERVERTS
Bill Donohue In 2017, a 6-year-old girl told her mom that the man next door showed his genitals to her and fondled her. After he was arrested, French authorities searched his home and found hundreds [...]
DO CATHOLICS WANT A MORE INCLUSIVE CHURCH?
Bill Donohue A recent Pew Research Center survey of Catholics concluded that they want the Catholic Church to be “more inclusive.” But do they? No sooner are we told that “Most U.S. Catholics Say They [...]
DOJ NEEDS TO PROBE ANTIFA’S ANTI-CHRISTIAN RIOT
Bill Donohue A group of Christians hold a pro-family rally in Seattle and are attacked by Antifa anarchists for doing so. This is exactly the kind of incident that President Trump’s Commission on Religious Liberty [...]
POPE LEO XIV STRESSES CHARACTER FORMATION
Bill Donohue Last week, Pope Leo XIV addressed Catholic teachers, making plain that his idea of education transcends the ABC’s. He implored them to “dedicate yourselves to the formation of the young with enthusiasm, fidelity [...]
WASHINGTON STATE SHOULD ADOPT CANON LAW
Bill Donohue Respecting separation of church and state is a two-way street. That is the occasion for this letter. Contact: noel.frame@leg.wa.gov May 20, 2025 Sen. Noel Frame 220 John A. Cherberg Building PO Box 40436 [...]
SELECTIVE OUTRAGE
William A. Donohue Few things are more annoying, if not downright disgusting, than witnessing selective outrage. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has instituted an array of edicts and laws banning smoking in restaurants, [...]
HELPING THE POOR
William A. Donohue If there is one thing that Pope Francis and President Obama have in common, it is their professed interest in helping the poor. Both talk a great deal about this issue, and [...]
TWENTY YEARS AS PRESIDENT
William A. Donohue July 1 marked my 20th anniversary as president and CEO of the Catholic League. The vice president, Bernadette Brady, started 18 years ago on the same day. Father Philip Eichner, the chairman [...]
SLEIGHT OF HAND
William A. Donohue The collectivization of guilt, and the individualization of merit, is a common media trick, especially when covering Catholics. For example, if there is a wayward cop, and he is Catholic, look for [...]
DIVERSITY OR INCLUSION?
William A. Donohue On virtually every college campus there is an office of diversity, or an office of diversity and inclusion. No candidate for an administrative post at any college can be expected to win [...]
SPARKS FLY OVER PAPAL TRANSFER
William A. Donohue The lead story in this edition of Catalyst covers the effusive praise heaped on Pope Francis, and the warm reception he received from leaders of other religions. But we would be remiss [...]
OUR ANTI-CHILD CULTURE
William A. Donohue Jonathan V. Last is a senior writer at the Weekly Standard, the prominent conservative magazine that features Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes. He is also a gifted writer, a strong pro-life advocate, [...]
INTERPRETING ABORTION DATA
From The President's Desk William A. Donohue The most controversial social issues of our day, namely abortion and gay marriage, are overwhelmingly funded and researched by those who are advocates for these causes. Similarly, those [...]
SANDY’S UNSUNG HEROES
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William A. Donohue In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we need something to cheer about, especially as we approach the holiday season. I bring you good news, but first a word [...]
MASTERS OF INTOLERANCE
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK William A. Donohue Why is it that the same people who boast of their open-mindedness tend to be the most close-minded of all? Do they not see how utterly hypocritical they [...]
Thousands of protesters descend upon Dodger Stadium, take over entire block as team honors ‘drag nun’ group
Bill in the News (NY Post): After the team initially invited the Sisters, Catholic League president Bill Donohue also wrote to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calling the invitation an “unprovoked assault on Catholics.” “Don’t believe [...]
Catholic Groups Step Up Protests of ‘Hate’ Group’s MLB Honor
Bill in the News (Newsmax): The Catholic League debuted another round of 25 radio ads this week after the positive response to an initial blast that urged KABC Los Angeles listeners not to attend the [...]
‘I Stand With Clayton Kershaw’: Tim Scott Condemns Dodgers’ ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ Stunt With Anti-Catholic Drag Group
Bill in the News (The Daily Signal): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, compiled a list of the group’s most outrageous acts of anti-Catholic bigotry, including a 1987 “Condom [...]
Archbishop to pray for L.A. hours before Dodgers honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Catholic League in the News (Los Angeles Times): In an email sent to The Times last week, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights referred to the Sisters as “an anti-Catholic group” and called [...]
US culture wars come to baseball as MLB celebrates Pride month
Catholic League in the News (The Guardian): So the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights launched what it termed an “ad blitz” on local radio in Los Angeles urging fans to boycott the game. [...]
WHY THE LA DODGERS CHOSE ANTI-CATHOLICISM
Catholic League in the News (First Things): The Dodgers' decision to honor the “Sisters” led to a protest from the Catholic League and others. The Catholic League had been following the “Sisters” for decades, and [...]
LA Dodgers’ ‘Drag Nuns’ Honor Marks a ‘Tipping Point’ in Religious Bigotry
Catholic League in the News (National Catholic Register): While a slew of secular media stories offered a benign portrait of the organization as a “charity and satirical protest organization,” the Catholic League for Civil and [...]
San Francisco Bay Times Implicated in Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence/ Dodgers Pride Controversy
Bill in the News (San Francisco Bay Times): During the back-and-forth, Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League, published a piece entitled the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (A timeline of anti-Catholic actions committed by these [...]
Catholic League launches radio ad campaign urging boycott of Dodgers’ PrideNight
Catholic League in the News (Los Angeles Times): The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights says it will run 25 ads on KABC-AM (790) during a five-day stretch, starting Tuesday, calling for fans to [...]
FLASHBACK: San Francisco Giants Were ‘Deeply Embarrassed’ to Showcase Anti-Catholic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Catholic League in the News (Free Beacon): The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't the first California baseball team to face criticism for associating with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an anti-Catholic LGBTQ group, but when it [...]
Special Reports
“Angels & Demons”
Special Report by William Donohue March 2009 Click here to read the booklet, "Angels & Demons: More Demonic Than Angelic."
Bill Maher’s Bigotry
"I have hated the Church way before anyone else." -Bill Maher, May 8, 2002 on "Politically Incorrect" Bill Maher is America's Biggest Bigot. How do we know? Consider the following: Bill Maher, comedian and famed [...]
Obama and Infanticide
2008 "When he was in the state senate, Barack Obama worked hard against a bill that would provide health care for a baby who survived an abortion…. This is called 'selective infanticide'.... There’s been a [...]
Golden Compass: Agenda Unmasked
Fall/Winter 2007 Click here to access the Catholic League's booklet "The Golden Compass: Agenda Unmasked. Watch a video of the Catholic League's Bill Donohue discussing this issue here. A film called "The Golden Compass" opens December 7. It is [...]
Child Molestation by Homosexuals and Heterosexuals
Special Report by Brian W. Clowes and David L. Sonnier May 2005 Click here to view article.
Sexual Abuse in Social Context: Clergy and Other Professionals
Special Report by Special Report by Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights February 2004 PREFACE The purpose of this special report is to put the recent scandal in the Catholic Church in perspective. It does [...]
An Open Letter to the Jewish Community
I have seen the Mel Gibson movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” on two occasions and consider it to be the most moving dramatization of the death of Jesus Christ ever made. It is magnificent [...]
Report on Newsday (NY) and the Church
January 2004 Part 1: General Catholic Church Coverage January 2002-December 2003 Columnists Dick Ryan: “The laity must begin to convince those Catholics who seem asleep that their church is in a terminal crisis that involves everybody. [...]
Maligning Mel Gibson
March 2003 - Present The following quotes represent some of the most unfair statements on Mel Gibson and his film, "The Passion of the Christ." The selections in each category are in reverse chronological order. [...]
“Dogma”
Special Report by William Donohue August 1999 Click here to access the league's booklet on "Dogma."
Annual Reports
GOVERNMENT
February 23 Washington, D.C. – Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to members of Congress announcing President Obama’s decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, stating that it was unconstitutional. The president, [...]
MEDIA
Media Response to John Jay Report On May 18, we addressed what the media said about the 2011 John Jay Report on the “Causes and Context” of clergy abuse. Bill Donohue’s analysis of the report is [...]
ATTACK ON BISHOP FINN
Beginning late October, we rallied behind Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Robert Finn with vigor: we saturated the community with an ad that the Kansas City Star rejected for political reasons. Indeed, we hit virtually every Catholic church, [...]
WAR ON CHRISTMAS
WAR ON CHRISTMAS November Bellevue, WA – Shortly after Thanksgiving, Bob McLean, a United States Postal Service letter carrier, was taken off his route by his supervisor because someone complained about his Santa Clause uniform. [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS January 20 The president of Al-Azhar, an Egyptian university, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, along with the leading members of the Islamic Research Academy, announced they were breaking off dialogue with the Vatican in response to [...]
Executive Summary
Executive Summary Anyone who seeks to have an impact on the culture is bound to be controversial: it comes with the territory. Moreover, this is not a job for wimps. Judging from the reactions that [...]
Activist Organizations
Activist Organizations January 12 In an article posted on TheWeek.com, Democratic consultant Bob Shrum took a shot at Catholic bishops for their opposition to abortion in the proposed health care bill: “Having abetted thousands of [...]
The Arts
February 11 – 28 Tampa, FL – The Shimberg Playhouse hosted “Agnes of God,” a play based on the notoriously anti-Catholic movie by the same name. In the play, a novice nun gives birth in a convent [...]
Business / Workplace
January 4 Celebrity Cruises announced that it would no longer have priests on board to celebrate daily and Sunday Masses. We immediately followed up by questioning the cruise line about its new policy. Celebrity replied [...]
Education
Education January 17 Colorado Springs, CO – A wooden cross was placed at a prayer circle for Wiccans and pagans at the United States Air Force Academy. The reaction of the Academy was boilerplate. Air Force [...]
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Bill Donohue The short answer to this question is because Massachusetts is so liberal. To be a liberal used to mean being tolerant, especially of free speech. No more. Today [...]
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