Latest News Releases
IRELAND’S “MASS GRAVE” HOAX
June 23, 2014
Over the past month, the public has been treated to a series of news stories alleging that Irish nuns threw almost 800 babies into a septic tank outside a home for “fallen women” and children in the 20th century. As it turns out, the “mass grave” story is a hoax. To read Bill Donohue’s article, “Ireland’s ‘Mass... [Read more...]
SCHOOL THAT BLOCKED WEBSITES FAILS AGAIN
June 20, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on a letter released by the School Board for District 14 in Connecticut about the decision to block student access to the Vatican’s website, as well as those deemed to be conservative: This situation has gone from bad to worse. Now the Board of Ed is telling us that no one deliberately decided to block the websites. After... [Read more...]
NEW SCHOOL RELIGION LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA
June 20, 2014
Bill Donohue welcomes the new school religion law in North Carolina: Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that protects the religious liberty rights of teachers, school personnel, and students. It passed 106-9 in the House, and by a margin of 48-1 in the Senate. Religious freedom, including voluntary student-led prayer,... [Read more...]
CENSORING VATICAN WEBSITE CANNOT STAND
June 19, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on the response by Jody Ian Goeler, Superintendent of Schools for Regional School District 14 in Connecticut, to accusations that the Vatican website has been blocked in district schools because it promotes “hate speech”: Yesterday afternoon, I asked Superintendent Goeler to “please identify examples of ‘hate... [Read more...]
VATICAN WEBSITE CENSORED BY SCHOOL
June 18, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on news stories claiming that a Connecticut high school has censored the Vatican website: Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut has allegedly implemented a firewall blocking some websites it deems are “politically oriented.” Among those that are blocked is the Vatican’s website. Also blocked are the websites... [Read more...]
KUDOS TO ARCHBISHOP CORDILEONE
June 18, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s response to those protesting his participation in the March for Marriage; it is being held tomorrow in Washington: A motley group of public officials, community activists, religious leaders, and gay advocates are upset that Archbishop Cordileone supports marriage, properly... [Read more...]
BOYCOTT HURTING GUINNESS
June 17, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on the Guinness boycott: Three months ago today, on St. Patrick’s Day, we called for a boycott of Guinness. We did so because the night before the march in New York City, Guinness announced that it was pulling its sponsorship of the parade because gays were banned from marching (this is a lie). It looks like the boycott is... [Read more...]
PELOSI’S UNMITIGATED ARROGANCE
June 16, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s opposition to the March for Marriage later this week: Rep. Nancy Pelosi does not simply reject the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage, abortion, and contraception—she is a rabid foe of the Church’s positions. Now she has gone beyond her usual stance by lecturing her archbishop on... [Read more...]
WEST COAST PUBS CONTACTED
June 13, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on the latest developments in the Catholic League’s boycott of Guinness: An additional 336 more Irish pubs along the West Coast have been contacted to join our boycott of Guinness, including pubs in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego and Denver. To sign our Boycott Guinness Petition click here. Contact Alix Dunn at... [Read more...]
ARCHBISHOP CARLSON HAS BEEN FRAMED
June 12, 2014
Bill Donohue comments on St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson: According to attorney Jeffrey Anderson, as well as Commonweal, and other media outlets, the transcript of the exchange between Anderson and Archbishop Carlson reveals that the archbishop did not know it was a crime for an adult to have sex with a child. They are all wrong. Prior to the controversial... [Read more...]