ST. JOHN’S UNIV. REJECTS TURNING POINT BID
Bill Donohue Turning Point USA, founded by Charlie Kirk, has been denied a chapter status at St. John’s University. The student government at the Queens, New York campus did not give any reason, requesting that [...]
The Fall of Margaret Sanger’s “Clinic”
Bill Donohue highly recommends this article by Paul Kengor, a member of the Catholic League's Board of Advisors. To read this article, which originally appeared on The American Spectator, click here.
EMILYs LIST IS NOT A “PRO-WOMEN’S” GROUP
Bill Donohue Tomorrow is the March for Life, so we turn our attention to abortion. ABC News ran a story on January 21 about a woman candidate running for a House seat in South Carolina. [...]
NORMALIZING OBSCENITIES
Bill Donohue A Catholic League staffer was recently having dinner with friends at a New York steakhouse when she witnessed a table of several mature women talking loudly, some of whom were throwing around the [...]
BEHIND THE CHURCH-BUSTING IN MINNEAPOLIS
Bill Donohue It is legal for ICE agents to make arrests in houses of worship, but none of them do. It is illegal for anti-ICE agitators to disrupt church services, but some do. Those who [...]
PRESBYTERIANS DISHONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING
Bill Donohue On January 19, the nation will celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unfortunately, his legacy is being dishonored this year by the public policy arm of the Presbyterian Church (USA). To be exact, [...]
MAMDANI LIKES ANTI-RELIGIOUS BIGOTS
Bill Donohue New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani likes to hire anti-Jewish and anti-Catholic bigots. This is incontestable: click here for the proof. Everyone on the list was either on his transition team or served [...]
CAN BOYS CRASH GIRLS’ SPORTS?
Bill Donohue The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on whether boys can compete in girls’ sports. The very idea that this has to occupy the time of the high court is testimony [...]
LANGUAGE CONTROL ABETS THOUGHT CONTROL
Bill Donohue Orwell warned us about elites who manipulate the masses by manipulating the language, and subsequent events have proven him to be more accurate than previously believed. It is our secular elites, in particular, [...]
PUBLIC WAS RIGHT ABOUT MORALITY SLIPPING
Bill Donohue In 1998, a Gallup poll asked respondents if they thought the state of moral values would be better or worse in 2025. It found that 62 percent predicted it would be worse. Were [...]
VETTING CATHERINE CORLESS
William A. Donohue To the media in Ireland and England, and to some outlets in the United States, Catherine Corless is an Irish hero, a brave woman who uncovered a "mass grave" outside a Mother [...]
THOSE “EVIL” IRISH NUNS
William A. Donohue When it comes to women, men have learned to be careful not to sound sexist or condescending. If they are perceived as such, they will be stigmatized. There is one exception: they [...]
POLITICIZING THE CULTURE
William A Donohue Politics is everywhere, and it's getting out of control. We now have the likes of LeBron James and Serena Williams, two talented athletes, publicly taking up the cause of Black Lives Matter, [...]
TRUMP WILL BE RELIGION-FRIENDLY
From The President's Desk William A. Donohue January/February 2017 Issue of Catalyst None of the three biggest vote getters in the primaries—Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders—are known for their deeply rooted religious convictions. [...]
THE EGGHEADS BLEW IT
William A. Donohue I tweeted the following on November 4. "Bill Kristol, who has been wrong all along, now says Hillary will win bigger than Obama did in 2012. My takeaway—it's good news for Trump." [...]
WOMEN’S MORAL DESCENT
William A. Donohue In every society throughout history, young men have been the most violent, risk-taking, promiscuous, and reckless segment of society. If men have been the most morally destitute, women have been, or at [...]
SOROS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization [...]
POLITICALLY HOMELESS CATHOLICS
William A. Donohue Historically, the Republican Party has been associated with Protestants, and the Democrats have been the choice of Catholics. "From the 1840s, when Democratic ward-heelers greeted the first great waves of Catholic immigrants [...]
MOTHER TERESA’S FAILED CRITICS
William A. Donohue On September 4, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Mother Teresa will be canonized. Already a saint in the eyes of most persons, regardless of religion, she is clearly deserving of this [...]
LOOKING BACK
July 1 marks my 23rd anniversary as president of the Catholic League. As such, now is a good time to reflect on our record. One of the raps on the Catholic League has been that [...]
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.
Poll: Americans Dismayed over Waning Influence of Religion in Public Life
Bill in the News (Breitbart): A record high number of Americans say the role of religion in public life is shrinking and most believe this to be bad for the country, the Pew Research Center [...]
Civil rights org says Rob Reiner’s film panicking about Christian nationalism warrants Oscar for religiophobia
Bill in the News (Fox News): "Rob Reiner, more commonly known as ‘Meathead,’ released a movie last month that demonstrates the pervasiveness of religiophobia in Hollywood," Donohue wrote. "’God and Country’ is about an alleged [...]
“Sid & Friends in the Morning” on 77 WABC
Bill in the News (77 WABC): To listen to Bill Donohue discuss St. Patrick's Day and other topics with "Sid & Friends in the Morning" on 77 WABC, click here.
House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok
Bill in the News (Catholic News Agency): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, told CNA that he believes “Catholics should resolutely stand against TikTok, not simply to protect Catholics, but to safeguard the well-being [...]
Poll: Three of Four Americans Oppose Puberty Blockers for Trans Kids
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue praised the shift in public opinion and policy, while suggesting it is not happening fast enough. READ MORE HERE
Catholic League Blasts ‘Meathead’ Rob Reiner for ‘Religiophobia’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue has slammed Hollywood director/actor Rob Reiner for his bigoted attack on U.S. Christians. Last month, Reiner released a film titled God and Country about an [...]
KARN News Radio
Bill in the News (KARN News Radio): Steve Finnegan talks to Bill Donohue of the Catholic League on the government's spying on Catholics. To listen, click here (Bill begins at 2:30 mark).
Special Reports
BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY’S REPORT ON POPE FRANCIS
According to BishopAccountability.org, "He [the pope when he was a bishop in Argentina] released no documents, no names of accused priests, no tallies of accused priests, no policy for handling abuse, not even an apology [...]
DEBUNKING “PHILOMENA”
To read Bill Donohue's special report on the anti-Catholic film, "Philomena," click here.
ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE CULTURE WAR: RECENT ATTACKS ON THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
To read Bill Donohue's special report,"On the Front Line of the Culture War: Recent Attacks on the Boy Scouts of America," Click here.
MYTHS OF THE MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Prejudice, as the psychologist Gordon W. Allport stressed, is always an “unwarranted” attitude. If someone experiences severe discomfort by eating certain foods, there is nothing [...]
STAR-LEDGER’S WAR ON ARCHBISHOP MYERS
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights May 2013 On April 28, an editorial in the Newark Star-Ledger called on Newark Archbishop John J. Myers to resign. There should be a resignation, [...]
OBAMA’S WAR ON RELIGION
Bill Donohue In September 2012, Bill Donohue wrote a four-part series that was featured on Newsmax.com. The series focused on the war on religion that has been waged by the administration of President Barack Obama. [...]
Some Key Misunderstandings Regarding the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal and the Catholic Church
Some Key Misunderstandings Regarding the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal and the Catholic Church William O’Donohue, Ph.D. Olga Cirlugea, B.A. Lorraine Benuto, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Nevada, Reno We are clinical psychologists (the second [...]
STATEMENT TO THE DULUTH COMMUNITY: UNIV. OF MINNESOTA DULUTH HOLOCAUST EVENT
Dr. William A. Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights April 10, 2012 It has come to my attention that the University of Minnesota Duluth is hosting a series of events on the [...]
SNAP UNRAVELS
Bill Donohue President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights At the end of 2011, a Missouri judge ordered David Clohessy, the president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), to be [...]
ROLLING STONE GETS UGLY: VILE HIT ON PHILLY ARCHDIOCESE
Special Report by Bill Donohue The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church provides grist for the mill to those who harbor an animus against it, so a certain amount of cheap shots are to [...]
Annual Reports
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
January – February Cranston, RI – The Cranston School Committee voted not to appeal a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lagueux mandating the removal of a prayer mural from the wall of an [...]
THE ARTS
February 29 – March 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse featured a five-day run of Matthew Lombardo’s play, “High,” with Kathleen Turner starring as a recovering alcoholic, gutter-mouth nun. Convinced of his special claim [...]
BUSINESS/WORKPLACE
February 24 New York, NY – Rep. Michael Grimm requested that the Empire State Building shine red in honor of the elevation of New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan to cardinal. Grimm’s request was denied by [...]
EDUCATION
January 21 – September 21 Nashville, TN – On January 21, Vanderbilt University administrators announced the new “nondiscrimination” policy that stipulated that religious student groups could no longer require their leaders to agree with the [...]
GOVERNMENT
January 11 Washington, D.C. – In a unanimous decision (Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that churches are entitled to make employment decisions without interference by the government. [...]
MEDIA
MEDIA RESPONSE TO VATICAN INQUIRY OF LCWR Once again, an internal matter of the Catholic Church became fodder for media voyeurs, pundits and talking heads when a number of dissident nuns became the subject of [...]
HHS MANDATE TARGETS CATHOLICS
This year, for the first time in American history, the federal government waged war on the First Amendment rights of Roman Catholics. When the healthcare bill was being considered, the Obama administration said it would [...]
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS
November 20 Alsip, IL – The Freedom From Religion Foundation used the threat of a lawsuit to force the Village of Alsip to cancel the display of a cross on its water tower, which had [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
January 22 Dorcester, MA – At Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Church, a statue of Jesus was decapitated and moved off its base. February 22 Union City, CA – On Ash Wednesday, vandals attacked St. [...]
PREFACE
There are many ways of writing an annual report: some organizations list a few major accomplishments, while others provide a tally of incidents or events. We don’t quantify—it’s not easy to do so with qualitative [...]
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