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CHRISTIANITY IN THE CROSSHAIRS

By |2026-03-20T11:06:38-04:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Bill Donohue Bill Donohue, Christianity in the Crosshairs: Ruling Class and Radicals Find a Common Enemy (TAN Books, 2026) The average Joe spends his time at work, and with his family and friends. He may vote, but politics is not his passion. He basically wants to be left alone. But the ruling class—the decision makers who [...]

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2025 YEAR IN REVIEW

By |2026-02-20T11:01:40-05:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Michael P. McDonald As the cultural pendulum swung back towards tradition, reason, and faith, the Catholic League made significant contributions to the culture war in 2025. There are critical battles still raging, but we gained significant ground this year. As a parting gift, Joe Biden would give the Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian award, to [...]

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ASSISTED SUICIDE DATA ARE DISTURBING

By |2025-11-20T15:36:30-05:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

The following report on assisted suicide was written by Catholic League senior policy analyst Nicholas Palczewski (a longer version is available on our website; it includes data on other countries). Nationwide, support for doctor-assisted suicide is losing ground. Identical studies done in 2016 and 2025 by the Lifeway Research found that in 2016, 67% of Americans [...]

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GETTING TO KNOW POPE LEO XIV

By |2026-01-07T14:23:32-05:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Bill Donohue Paul Kengor, American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church (Humanix Books) Most people, including Catholics, know little about Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the Augustinian who became Pope Leo XIV. Thanks to Paul Kengor, Grove City College professor, author and editor-in-chief of The American Spectator, we now know a [...]

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THE INAUTHENTICITY OF ZOHRAN MAMDANI

By |2025-10-23T12:16:07-04:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Bill Donohue Privileged Background Many politicians are chameleons who walk back their positions with alacrity, but it is not every day when someone comes along whose biography and stated policies smack of rank inauthenticity. Meet Zohran Mamdani. He is the little-known 33 year old New York Assemblyman who beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in [...]

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BOOK ON CHURCH IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED

By |2025-08-25T13:26:32-04:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Philip Shenon, Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church (Knopf) Every now and then along comes a book on the Catholic Church that causes quite a stir. This is certainly true of Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church. Written by former [...]

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POPE LEO XIV IN HIS OWN WORDS

By |2025-11-03T16:51:37-05:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

There is so much to say about a pope besides his position on contemporary public policy issues, but since the media are focused on this subject, it is important to know exactly what our new pope has said. Abortion As a student at Villanova in the 1970s, he helped found a pro-life group on campus. (The [...]

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SMEAR MERCHANTS ATTACK POPE LEO XIV

By |2025-11-03T16:51:52-05:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Bill Donohue Few things excite the media more than a juicy sex story about Catholic priests, no matter how half-baked the story is. The latest iteration of this phenomenon came on the day Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Wasting no time claiming he is guilty of covering up priestly sexual abuse was SNAP (Survivors [...]

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MIRACULOUS RECOVERY

By |2025-08-27T10:09:33-04:00|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

Michael P. McDonald Anthony Foti is the web designer that keeps our website firing on full cylinders. He is a man of deep faith. He and his family attend the Latin Mass, and together with his wife, he has instilled the Catholic faith deep in the hearts of his children. But last year, Anthony and his [...]

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