KAMALA’S SLAVEMASTER PEDIGREE
Bill Donohue The Left is good at lying, especially when it comes to the poor and their upbringing. The first question asked of Kamala Harris by David Muir in the debate between her and Donald [...]
KAMALA SMART TO SKIP AL SMITH DINNER
This article originally appeared in The American Spectator on September 26, 2024 Bill Donohue Vice President Kamala Harris has turned down an invitation to speak at the Al Smith Dinner in New York City. Her [...]
TRUMP SUPPORT BY FAITHFUL PUZZLES SECULARISTS
Bill Donohue Every survey shows that most Americans do not consider Donald Trump to be a particularly devout Christian. Indeed, only 14 percent of U.S. adults say the word “Christian” describes the former president. Even [...]
WHY NON-CATHOLICS GO TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Bill Donohue At every level, non-Catholics are flocking to Catholic schools. The reasons vary, but no one argues with the numbers. The rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, many of them at elite institutions, has [...]
DANGEROUS BALLOT INITIATIVE IN NEW YORK
Bill Donohue There is a ballot initiative in New York State this November that is downright dangerous. I wrote a lengthy rebuttal and it is now available online in English and Spanish. It is also [...]
CATHOLICS FOR KAMALA IS PITIFUL
Bill Donohue Depending on the survey, there are between 52 and 62 million Catholics in the United States; they make up roughly 20 percent of the population. That’s a significant demographic, made all the more [...]
BEWARE PSEPHOLOGISTS DURING AN ELECTION SEASON
Bill Donohue As a political sociologist, I have been studying electoral politics for decades. There is a fancy name for what is called “the scientific study of elections.” It is called psephology, or what is [...]
POPE OPINES ON HARRIS AND TRUMP
Bill Donohue Pope Francis recently ripped into Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, saying American voters were stuck with choosing “the lesser evil.” He condemned Harris’ support for abortion rights as being an “assassination,” and he [...]
MEDIA DISTORT TRUMP ON ABORTION
Bill Donohue On September 11, we detailed how Kamala Harris and the media were wrong, and former president Donald Trump was right, in assessing the exchange on abortion during the presidential debate. Their “fact-checking” is [...]
TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT ABORTION
Bill Donohue Vice President Kamala Harris and ABC moderators made comments about abortion during the presidential debate that were factually incorrect. Former President Donald Trump was correct. Worse, the media, by and large, are siding [...]
GEORGETOWN’S PITIFUL CONFERENCE ON ABUSE
William A. Donohue In November, a report was released based on the proceedings of a Georgetown University event that took place in June. Titled, "National Convening on Lay Leadership for a Wounded Church and Divided [...]
JOURNALISTIC MALPRACTICE
William A. Donohue In early October, within a period of 24 hours, two prominent secular media outlets, and one prominent religious media outlet, ran stories on the Catholic Church that were classic examples of journalistic [...]
MISSOURI AG PLAYS POLITICS
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has issued a 185-page report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church committed by priests, deacons, seminarians, and nuns. The Attorney General's office reviewed more than 2,000 files on priests [...]
ROOT CAUSE OF MASS SHOOTINGS IS ROOTLESSNESS
When the two mass shootings took place in August, it was distressing to listen to all the chatter about Republicans and Democrats being blamed for what happened. Most of the talk is pure bunk. At [...]
CLERGY ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS MEDIA INFLUENCE
William A. Donohue The Pew Research Center released the findings of a new survey recently on Catholic clergy sexual abuse. Most were predictable, but some were not. The survey found that 8 in 10 Americans [...]
HOW MUCH DO I OWE OPRAH?
Many Democrats running for president endorse reparations to African Americans because their ancestors were enslaved. Before we go any further, I want to know how much I owe Oprah. The idea of reparations for African [...]
BENEDICT XVI ANALYZES ROOTS OF THE SCANDAL
William A. Donohue Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has released a lengthy essay on the roots of clergy sexual abuse that is illuminating and courageous. It is illuminating because he shows how forces inside and outside [...]
WHY I WROTE COMMON SENSE CATHOLICISM
William A. Donohue When I was in the Air Force, in the late 1960s, I became interested in politics. It was a turbulent time, and this was certainly true of California, where I was stationed. [...]
THE PERILS OF SENTIMENTALISM
Bill Donohue To be sentimental about certain things in life is not only normal, it is admirable. But sentimentalism is different. One of the definitions found in The Free Dictionary defines it as "excessive indulgence [...]
STANDING FAST FOR PRIESTS’ RIGHTS
William A. Donohue The average detainee in Guantanamo Bay has more rights than the average accused priest in America does today. Those who doubt this to be true can begin by naming all of the [...]
Jesuit Father James Martin: Church Would Be ‘Immeasurably Poorer’ Without Gay Priests
Bill in the News (Breitbart): When the news broke, the Vatican was swift to offer an apology, insisting that the pope “never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms,” while notably not denying [...]
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses the recent attack on Catholic NFL football player, Harrison Butker, with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here. (Bill begins at 16:15 minute mark)
Epoch Times
Bill in the News (Epoch Times): To watch Bill Donohue's 5/19/24 appearance on Epoch Times TV, click here.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE: WAR ON HARRISON BUTKER ‘DRIVEN BY ANTI-CATHOLICISM’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Donohue points out that the notoriously bigoted Associated Press (AP), for instance, unleashed a string of red flags about Benedictine College being “part of a constellation of conservative Catholic colleges [...]
Pro America Report
In the News: (Pro America Report): Bill Donohue discusses his upcoming book, Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, with Ed Martin on "Pro America Report." To listen click, here.
KLZ 560 AM’s “Rush to Reason”
Bill in the News (KLZ 560 AM’s “Rush to Reason”): Bill Donohue discusses his upcoming book, Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, on KLZ 560 AM's "Rush to Reason." To listen click, [...]
Majority of Americans Disapprove of Disney’s LGBT Agenda
Bill in the News (Washington Stand): Last year, the Catholic League and Meath Television Media released a documentary entitled “Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom,” exposing what Catholic League President Bill Donohue called the company’s program of “sexual [...]
Catholic League: Pro-Hamas Protesters Are Like ‘Cowardly’ Ku Klux Klan
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League President Bill Donohue ridiculed the “cowardly” pro-Hamas demonstrators on America’s university campuses for their spineless approach to revolutionary protest. Instead of willingness to die for their cause, the [...]
Inspector general report shows FBI’s ‘totally irresponsible’ behavior, Catholic League says
Bill In the News (Christian Post): In a Wednesday letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights President Bill Donohue reacted to the [...]
“Wiggins America”
Bill in the News ("Wiggins America"): Bill Donohue discusses his upcoming book, Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis on "Wiggins America." To listen, click here.
Special Reports
SNAP IMPLODES
Bill Donohue The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) has been sued before, and while it has been hurt by those filings, the latest one suggests the end is near. It can't come [...]
BBC, CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Bill Donohue has written an in-depth analysis of sexual abuse at the BBC, and the BBC’s coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. He explains the similarities and dissimilarities, focusing on why the scandals [...]
When the Pope Tried to Kill Hitler
Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler by Mark Riebling Basic Books, New York, 2015 375 pages, $29.99. Ronald J. Rychlak Pope Pius XII and the Nazis: far too many writers have wandered [...]
SHINING THE LIGHT ON “SPOTLIGHT”
Bill Donohue The movie "Spotlight" is bound to spark more conversation about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, much of what the American public knows about this issue is derived from the [...]
POPE FRANCIS QUOTES ON KEY ISSUES
Abortion "It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb." "A pregnant woman isn't carrying a toothbrush in her belly, or a tumor…We are [...]
MEDIA GUIDE TO PHONY CATHOLIC GROUPS
To read how these 15 dissident organizations are falsely marketing themselves as truly Catholic entities, click here.
The Noble Legacy of Fr. Serra
To read Bill Donohue's booklet, "The Noble Legacy of Fr. Serra," click here.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE SURVEY OF CATHOLICS
Bill Donohue Editor's note: Survey research is an area of study pioneered by sociologists. This explains why Bill Donohue made recommendations and crafted some of the questions. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from New [...]
Bill Maher’s History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2024
Bill Maher's History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2024 CATHOLIC LEAGUE For Religious and Civil Rights April 12, 2024, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” [HBO] Maher justified the killing of innocent children through abortion. During his show, Maher [...]
DISSIDENTS TARGET BISHOP DEWANE
Dissident lay Catholics in Southwest Florida, along with some priests, have declared war on Bishop Frank Dewane. He is the Bishop of Venice and is by all accounts a loyal son of the Church. Which [...]
Annual Reports
EDUCATION
March 10 Oviedo, FL – A 5-year-old kindergarten student was told that she was not allowed to pray during lunch at Carillon Elementary School. According to the girl's account, a lunch teacher approached her as [...]
GOVERNMENT
January 16 – September 26 The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report on how the Vatican has responded to the sexual abuse of minors by priests. The 15-page report [...]
MEDIA
February The Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song was revoked from the film "Alone Yet Not Alone." The film and the song of the same title had a strong evangelical Christian theme, and the [...]
WAR ON THE BISHOPS
The following is an excerpt of a Special Report by Bill Donohue, originally published in the September edition of Catalyst. The Catholic Church has many enemies these days, some of whom are ex-Catholics who left [...]
WAR ON CHRISTMAS
The annual "War on Christmas" continued in 2014 with both sides having achieved roughly the same number of wins and losses. This is certainly an improvement over the days when the anti-Christmas side appeared to [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
January 23 Vineland, NJ – Religious statues at two parishes, located two miles apart, were vandalized in the middle of the night. At Sacred Heart Church, the outstretched arms of baby Jesus were broken off, [...]
PREFACE
We had another roller-coaster ride in 2013, witnessing many impressive victories, and enduring some recalcitrant anti-Catholic offenders. As usual, we were forced to move quickly, jumping from one fire to another. But that's the fun [...]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The biggest Catholic story of 2013 was seeing Pope Benedict XVI pass the baton to Pope Francis. Our new pontiff wasted no time becoming a media superstar, and by the year's end, he was on [...]
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
January 2 – October 16 Jackson, OH – The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) demanded that an Ohio school district remove a depiction of Jesus Christ that hung in the "Hall of Honor" in Jackson [...]
THE ARTS
January 8 West Hollywood, CA – Artist Bronwyn Lundberg exploited Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" to promote celebrity lesbians. The depiction showed Ellen DeGeneres as Jesus and included Wanda Sykes and Rosie O'Donnell, among [...]
Most Shared Posts
Pope Francis’s Favorability Rating Continues Downward Spiral
Bill in the News (Breitbart): While Rasmussen does not attempt to explain the causes of Francis’ loss of popularity, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Right, [...]
Catholic League responds to atheist display with new Christmas billboard
Bill in the News (Faith and Works Journal): Catholic League President Bill Donohue provided some insight into the motivation behind this bold statement. He explained that the billboard serves as [...]
Catholic League answers atheists’ Christmas grouchery with bold ‘Christmas gift’
Bill in the News (Blaze Media): The Catholic League has a 12'x50' billboard displayed in the vicinity of Madison — home to the FFRF's headquarters — on the beltway that [...]
MENORAH PULLED FROM COOP LOBBY
Bill Donohue On December 12, we were contacted by a Catholic League member who sought to have a nativity scene displayed in the lobby of his cooperative building in Larchmont, [...]
