2016 – December Releases

The Catholic League's 2016 Year in Review is now available. To read it, click here.

Bill Donohue comments on religious exemptions to federal legislation: President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to work with people of faith on many matters, and his goodwill is very much appreciated. Among the most pressing issues is the fate of religious exemptions to federal laws. The Obama administration has waged war on religious institutions in many ways: [...]

President Obama made the following remarks in a recent NPR interview: "I've had to live through controversies like the notion that I was trying to kill Christmas. Right? Well, where'd that come from? Well, I bet, you know, well, he said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. So, that, you know, that must be evidence of [...]

Bill Donohue comments on last night's episode of "This is Not Happening": Comedy Central featured yet another anti-Catholic bigot, comedian Joey Diaz, who went on a foul rant describing his retaliation against a nun who he claims used to hit him when he attended Catholic school. "I grabbed her by the veil, 'cause that's where all [...]

Bill Donohue comments on the media's selective interest in sexual abuse: If a priest is accused of inappropriately touching a minor, it makes the news. When other segments of society—teachers, Hollywood studio executives, therapists—are accused, the media show much less interest, and sometimes practically none at all. The latter is now evident in the way most [...]

Bill Donohue comments on a remarkable claim about President Obama: On the December 15 edition of the "Axe Files" podcast, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told David Axelrod the following about President Barack Obama. "I think this is the—our most Catholic of presidents. And I mean that by capital C Catholic, in what I [...]

Bill Donohue comments on the treatment of human remains from abortions: Effective December 19, Texas will require that the remains of children killed in utero by an abortionist must be buried or cremated. The new rules were written by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission "to protect the dignity of the unborn." Governor Greg Abbott [...]

Bill Donohue exposes Viacom as a fraud: The media are in a rage these days over what they call "fake news." But few Americans take them seriously, nor should they. Take Viacom, the media giant. Viacom has issued a lengthy report, "Social Impact Review 2016," a statement that is strewn with "fake news" about itself. The [...]

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League's crèche: Every year there are many news stories on the unconstitutionality of displaying a nativity scene on public property. Some of those stories are simply wrong. There can be a problem when the proposed site for the display of religious symbols is on the grounds of a county courthouse, [...]

Bill Donohue comments on TruTV'S mockery of the sacraments: Earlier today, we took Fox's "Family Guy" to task for last night's episode ridiculing the Eucharist. Now we must call out Turner Broadcasting's TruTV for "Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack," which last Friday night also mocked this most sacred of Catholic sacraments. The offensive skit featured a [...]