WHO ARE THESE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ANYWAY?
Bill Donohue They really are different. They are not like the rest of us. A recent Gallup poll sheds some light on this phenomenon. In 2012, only 3.5 percent of Americans identified as lesbian, gay, [...]
ENDING THE ABA’S INCLUSION TRAP
Kyle Nazareth In January, Texas and Florida took bold steps that could reshape legal education nationwide by ending the American Bar Association’s (ABA) role as the sole gatekeeper for bar admission. These decisions mark the [...]
MEDIA BIAS MARKS STORY OF TRANS KILLERS
Bill Donohue Major media outlets, with rare exception, are engaged in a massive cover-up of the identity of transgender shooters in Canada and Rhode Island. They don’t want the public to conclude the obvious: those [...]
Conservative Media Embrace Transgender Language
Michael P. McDonald The AP Style Guide sets the tone for both print and electronic media, even conservative outlets are impacted. Consider what the AP Style Guide has to say on the matter of transgender [...]
CHRISTIANITY IN THE CROSSHAIRS
Bill Donohue Christianity in the Crosshairs is available from TAN Books at tanbooks.com. Type the name of the book in the search engine at the top of the page and get 50% off with the [...]
Christianity in the Crosshairs: Fighting the Assault on Catholic Culture | Bill Donohue
Conor Gallagher, CEO of TAN Books (Saint Benedict Press), sat down with Bill Donohue to discuss the mounting cultural and political pressures on Western civilization—and why Christianity remains the primary target. Drawing from his new [...]
NOTHING IS MORE COUNTERCULTURAL THAN LENT
Bill Donohue We live in a world where self-absorption reigns supreme. Accordingly, the concept of self-denial is incomprehensible to most, and an anathema to others. Yet this is what Lent means. It is the most [...]
BILL DONOHUE’S NEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE
Christianity in the Crosshairs: Ruling Class and Radicals Find a Common Enemy, by Catholic League president Bill Donohue, is now available. Published by TAN Books, it details how many of those who run our institutions [...]
George Washington: A Champion for Catholics
Kyle Nazareth As Presidents' Day dawns, reminding us of the leaders who shaped our nation, it's fitting to revisit the unparalleled legacy of George Washington, the holiday's original honoree. Our first president was a monumental [...]
BOGUS LAWSUIT AGAINST RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PANEL
Bill Donohue Radical left-wing activists associated with religious organizations have sued the Trump administration on the grounds that his Religious Liberty Commission lacks religious and ideological diversity. They are represented by two far-left entities, Democracy [...]
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 [...]
BISHOPS BEWARE OF SOME LAY CATHOLICS
The week before the U.S. bishops convened in Baltimore, I wrote an article warning the bishops to be careful when listening to the laity for advice. Some are responsible, I said, and some are an [...]
LIES MARKED KAVANAUGH HEARING
William A. Donohue When I debated Christopher Hitchens, I told the famed atheist that if he wants to take on Mother Teresa, then he had better have the evidence. My axiom is simple: the more [...]
FIDELITY AND COURAGE NEEDED NOW
"Fidelity, fidelity, fidelity." That was Father Richard John Neuhaus' answer to the clergy sexual abuse crisis that exploded in 2002. It still is a great tonic, but it is incomplete: courage is also needed. Priests [...]
ATHEIST ACTIVISTS EMBRACE SEXUAL LIBERTINISM
William A. Donohue At first glance, there doesn't appear to be a relationship between the views of atheist leaders and sexuality, but upon closer inspection, there clearly is. In so many cases, the hatred of [...]
25 YEARS AND COUNTING
William A. Donohue July 1st marked my 25th anniversary as president and CEO of the Catholic League. It's been a great run, and I am not about to pack it in. On July 18, I [...]
MARX’S BLOODY LEGACY
William A. Donohue May 5th marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx [...]
‘SHE FLUNKED’: Catholic League President Calls Kamala ‘DEI Hire’
Bill in the News (TrendingPolitics): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, came out on Thursday and stated that he believes the only reason Vice President Kamala Harris got the Democratic Party presidential nomination in [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE: KAMALA HARRIS WAS CLEARLY A ‘DEI HIRE’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue pointed out Thursday that Kamala Harris got the nod as President Joe Biden’s VP because she was a black woman, which is the very definition [...]
FAITH GROUPS BLAST KAMALA HARRIS FOR HER ‘ANTI-CATHOLIC BIGOTRY’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): For his part, Catholic League president Bill Donohue chronicled Harris’ unbroken string of actions targeting religious believers and Catholics in particular, especially regarding abortion and LGBTQI issues. Among her more [...]
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Catholic League President Bill Donohue reacts to President Biden withdrawing from the race. To listen click here. (Bill's Segment Begins at 14:37)
Sponsor of campus antisemitism bill disputes free speech concerns
Bill in the News (The College Fix): Catholic League CEO Bill Donohue said the legislation has the “noble goal of seeking to combat anti-Semitism” but needs to be fixed by removing the current definition. “The [...]
Meet the Author with Ken Huck
Bill in the News (Meet the Author with Ken Huck): Bill discusses his new book, Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, on Radio Maria’s “Meet the Author with Ken Huck.” To listen [...]
The Eric Metaxas Radio Show
Bill in the News (The Eric Metaxas Radio Show): Bill Donohue discusses his new book: Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, with Eric Metaxas. To watch, click here.
Respect Life Radio
Bill in the News (Respect Life Radio): Bill discusses Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis on "Respect Life Radio." To listen click here.
FrontPage Magazine
Bill in the News (The Right Take): Bill discusses Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, on “The Right Take with Mark Tapson.” To listen click here.
The Todd Starnes Show
Bill in the News (The Todd Starnes Show): Bill discusses Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, with Todd Starnes. To listen click here. (Bill begins at the 1:42:50 mark)
Special Reports
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, 1998-2025
Bill Maher's History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2025 CATHOLIC LEAGUE For Religious and Civil Rights April 25, 2025, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” [HBO] On his HBO show Maher discussed how some conservatives were criticizing Pope Francis [...]
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 [...]
THE QUEST TO SCALP A BISHOP
This is a special report which was originally published in the September 2014 issue of Catalyst. The Catholic Church has many enemies these days, some of whom are ex-Catholics who left the Church a long [...]
FR. MACRAE’S 20 YEARS IN PRISON
Next week marks the 20th anniversary of Father Gordon MacRae's unjust prison sentence. What happened to him is unbelievable. My account of his ordeal was posted today on his website, www.thesestonewalls.com. To read it, click [...]
IRELAND’S “MASS GRAVE” HYSTERIA
To read Bill Donohue’s special report exposing Ireland's (Tuam) "mass grave" hoax, click here.
BILL DONOHUE’S LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO THE U.N.
Bill Donohue mailed a formal complaint on May 15, 2014, with documentation, to the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva regarding the conduct of Felice Gaer, Vice-Chairperson of the U.N. [...]
The Limbaugh Letter, “My Conversation with Bill Donohue”
The following article appeared in the April 2014 edition of The Limbaugh Letter. Reprinted with permission from The Limbaugh Letter, ©2014 Premiere Networks, Inc. For additional information, or to subscribe to The Limbaugh Letter please [...]
Annual Reports
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 [...]
PAPAL TRANSFER
To see the ad, "LEAD US, HOLY FATHER," that appeared on the op-ed page of the April 15, 2013 edition of the New York Times, click here. Attacks on the pope are a staple of anti-Catholicism. [...]
EDUCATION
January 22 Troy, AL – A professor at Troy University unveiled his artwork exploiting the Virgin Mary to make a political statement about HB 56, a 2011 anti-illegal immigration law. The Virgin Mary was depicted [...]
GOVERNMENT
January 23 – March 23 Denver, CO – On January 23, Colorado's State Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a civil unions bill. In 2006, the people of Colorado said no to gay marriage. In [...]
MEDIA
The following entries are examples of media duplicity or deception. February 13 – 15 ABC News ran a story about a Catholic official from Purcell Marian High School who was fired for rejecting Catholic teachings [...]
BILL MAHER’S HATE SPEECH
No one has been more obscene, and more relentless, in attacking the pope, cardinals, bishops, and priests than Bill Maher; he does so every week on HBO. Twenty times this year alone Maher used his [...]
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS
The following article by Bill Donohue was published by Newsmax on December 18, 2013: There are signs that the "War on Christmas" is abating. In 1994, a year after I took over as president of [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
January 7 New York, NY – At the New York Film Critics Circle Award, Michael Moore presented the Best First Film to David France for his documentary celebrating gay activism, "How to Survive a Plague." [...]
PREFACE
People often ask me what’s hopping at the Catholic League, and what issue we will be tackling next. After I bring them up to date, they’re usually perplexed to learn that I really don’t know [...]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Anti-Catholicism is as ugly as any other form of bigotry, though many do not agree. That is why some bigots are condemned while others are tolerated, if not commended. Generally speaking, it’s the elites who [...]
Most Shared Posts
BIG MEDIA COVER FOR ISLAMISTS
Islamists, or Muslim extremists, are on the war path slaughtering Christians in many parts of Africa. And what do those in the big media say about it? The New York [...]
BRIAN KILMEADE DEAD WRONG ON PIUS XII
On April 16, on "Fox & Friends," Brian Kilmeade was critical of Pope Leo XIV, and in the course of his remarks he said the following: "Historically, Pope Pius XII [...]
SEAN HANNITY DEAD WRONG ON CLERGY ABUSE
Bill Donohue I have known Sean Hannity for years, and he is a good guy. But I cannot allow our friendship to get in the way of my job. He [...]
DONOHUE’S RESPONSE TO HANNITY SCORES
The above article by Bill Donohue scored with the media. Below is what Yahoo! Entertainment, and Yahoo News UK, said about it. "The backlash from heavy hitters like Bill Donohue [...]
