THE FREE PRESS SMEARS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Bill Donohue The Free Press enjoys a stellar reputation for accuracy. That is why I was shocked to read an incredible article by Laurie P. Cohen on the Catholic Church. It is one of the [...]
DOES MAMDANI HATE MINORITIES?
Bill Donohue We don’t have to speculate what New York City would look like if Zohran Mamdani were to become its next mayor. He’s just a more extreme version of former Mayor Bill de Blasio. [...]
MONEY DOES NOT BUY WELL-BEING
Bill Donohue It’s too bad money does not buy well-being, because if it did, child development would be easily improved: income redistribution would solve the problem. But it doesn’t. The National Institutes of Health, along [...]
VICTORY! DURBIN DECLINES AWARD
Bill Donohue Sen. Dick Durbin has declined the “Lifetime Achievement Award” that he was scheduled to receive from the Archdiocese of Chicago. This is exactly what the Catholic League was pressing him to do. The [...]
MAMDANI’S COMMUNIST ROOTS
Bill Donohue Is New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani a Communist? He says he is not, but that doesn’t mean much. After all, he knows he could not win running on the Communist Party [...]
PETITION SEN. DURBIN TO DECLINE AWARD
Bill Donohue On the morning of September 23, I issued a news release about a “Lifetime Achievement Award” being given to Sen. Dick Durbin on November 3 by the Archdiocese of Chicago. As I detailed, [...]
HILLARY HATES WHITE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN MEN
Bill Donohue In an interview Hillary Clinton had with Rachel Maddow on September 24, she bemoaned the current state of disunity in the country, blaming white conservative Christian men for ruining the nation. She accused [...]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TRUTH DOESN’T MATTER
Bill Donohue When truth doesn’t matter, all things are possible, including some very unseemly things. There is a front-page article in the September 25 edition of the New York Times that is as fascinating as [...]
OPEN LETTER TO SEN. DURBIN: DECLINE CATHOLIC AWARD
September 23, 2025 The Honorable Richard Durbin 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Durbin: On November 3, you are scheduled to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the “Keep Hope Alive” [...]
SEN. DURBIN’S CATHOLIC AWARD SETS OFF ALARMS
Bill Donohue Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), who identifies as Catholic, has been named by the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the “Keep Hope Alive” Benefit on [...]
FATHER RICK: HAITIAN HERO
Mother Teresa never sought fame—she was content to simply care for the sick and indigent without notice or fanfare. While she was unique in many ways, she was not the first, or the last, of [...]
BLACKS, JEWS, GAYS AND CATHOLICS
Every demographic group has its Catholic League equivalent, namely a civil rights organization that fights for the rights of its constituents. But we’re different, at least in one respect: we not only defend individuals, we [...]
ABORTION NEWS IS MORE GOOD THAN BAD
As we mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, there is good news and bad news on abortion. The good news is that more Americans identify with the pro-life message than ever before; the bad [...]
CATHOLICS TURN ON ARCHBISHOP DOLAN
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan spent his first six months getting to know the priests, religious, seminarians and laity of his new archdiocese. He also got acquainted with the many issues facing him, a daunting [...]
FALSE ECUMENISM
The Catholic Church is committed to strong interreligious relations, as well it should be. Being respectful of other religions is a good thing, and it very often leads to crucial coalitions on timely political, economic, [...]
PROBLEM PERSONALITIES
Taylor Swift is a teenager who received an MTV Video Music Award in September. But rapper Kanye West thought singer Beyoncé should have won. This wouldn’t have been newsworthy except for what he did: he [...]
LYING AND DOUBLE STANDARDS
have often told my daughters that one of the great things about my job is that I don’t have to lie. I believe in what the Catholic Church teaches, and believe that its voice should [...]
SECULAR SABOTAGE
The first book that I wrote, The Politics of the American Civil Liberties Union, was published in 1985. The groundwork for that book had already been done: my NYU dissertation was on “Organizational Change Within the [...]
OBAMA AND NOTRE DAME
When I first learned that President Barack Obama was invited to give the commencement address and receive an honorary law degree at the University of Notre Dame, I walked into McGeever’s pub and told the [...]
CATHOLIC LEFT HAS LOST ITS MOORINGS
Throughout American history, there has been an uneasy relationship between those on the left side of the political spectrum who are religious, and those who are secular. It has been obvious that the two groups [...]
Perspective: In L.A. Dodgers controversy, ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ LGBTQ group wins at the expense of people of faith
Bill in the News (Deseret News):The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are not nuns. And regardless of what good they may have done over the past 30 years, visiting hospices and “lecturing ... about the risks [...]
“EWTN Live”
Bill Donohue discusses the current controversy with the Los Angeles Dodgers and other matters with Fr. Mitch Pacwa on "EWTN LIve." To watch click here.
“Catholic Connection”
Bill in the News ("Catholic Connection"): “The Los Angeles Dodgers threw Catholics and conservatives a curveball on Monday by reversing their decision not to spotlight the blasphemous anti-Catholic drag group known as the “Sisters of Perpetual [...]
After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA archdiocese calls on Catholic to support women religious
Bill in the News (Detroit Catholic): Catholic groups, including the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, and Catholic Vote, as well as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, had criticized the group for mocking the Catholic [...]
Catholic League: Joe Biden Is Dividing Americans ‘Along Racial Lines’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Monday that Joe Biden and his administration are “stoking the fire” of racism in America. READ MORE HERE
Los Angeles Dodgers reverse course and re-invite drag charity group to Pride Night event
Bill in the News (CNN): Among those who balked at the Sisters’ recognition were Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio and Bill Donahue, the president of the Catholic League, an organization that says it protects religious and [...]
Dodgers Apologize, Reverse Ban on Drag Group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Bill in the News (Hollywood Reporter): The original decision to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and rescind its award came in response to complaints made by the Catholic League and other Catholic groups and [...]
Dodgers apologize, reverse course on Pride Night exclusion
Bill in the News (The Washington Post): Rubio and Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, had written public letters to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressing their displeasure. Both argued that including the sisters, who [...]
Dodgers disinvite anti-Catholic drag performers from Pride Night after backlash
Catholic League in the News (Catholic News Agency): San Francisco’s Archbishop Cordileone also shared the Catholic League’s statement on Twitter. He added the comment: “‘Community Heroes’ for this?” READ MORE HERE
“Vocal Point” with Jerry Newcombe
Bill in the News ("Vocal Point" with Jerry Newcombe): In Bill Donohue's new book, The War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class Is Killing the American Dream, one of the issues he deals with is [...]
Annual Reports
Government
January 23 Bills were introduced in both houses of the Maryland legislature—sponsored by Delores Goodwin Kelley in the Senate and C. Sue Hecht in the House—that would have continued the duplicitous way private and public [...]
Miscellaneous
January 6 Eugene, OR – Two notes, carrying a bomb threat and an anti-Catholic message, were stuck on the doors of two separate Catholic schools, canceling classes. January 9 Philadelphia, PA – A burglar broke into a [...]
The War on Christmas
October 30 Olympia, WA – The director of the Department of General Administration signed rules that dictated no religious or other nongovernmental displays would be allowed inside any building on the State Capitol campus. But the [...]
Media
Internet May 13 The Washington Post/Newsweek blog “On Faith” ran a panel discussion on priestly celibacy. About half of the panelists disagreed with the Church’s position on this matter but were not vicious in their criticism. Four [...]
Pope
Pope Bashing January 30 – February 4Following Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to reach out to the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a controversy erupted due to the media’sdistortion of the story. After it was [...]
Executive Summary
Executive Summary The most important Catholic event in the U.S. in 2008 was the papal visit that took place in April. Pope Benedict XVI not only brought joy and hope to the faithful, he swayed [...]
Activist
Activist Organizations January Americans United for Separation of Church and State criticized a resolution introduced by Virginia Congressman, Randy Forbes. The resolution would support a designated week each May for “the appreciation of and education [...]
The Arts
January – March Los Angeles, CA – The Annie Hendy play “The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity” was performed at the Pico Playhouse. The play is about a 24-year-old Catholic woman who is [...]
Business
Business & Workplace January Daly City, CA – A man-turned-woman sued Seton Medical Center after being denied breast augmentation surgery following a transgender operation. The Catholic hospital, which is run by the Daughters of Charity, [...]
Education
January 17 Madison, WI – A U.S. district judge ruled that the University of Wisconsin-Madison must stop denying funding to student organizations that engage in prayer, worship, or proselytizing. The school refused to fund the [...]
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LOU HOLTZ R.I.P.
University of Notre Dame icon Lou Holtz died on March 4 at the age of 89. He led the football team to an undefeated season in 1988, winning the national [...]
NOTRE DAME’S PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE
The University of Notre Dame is not only one of America's best institutions of higher education, it is also seen, for the most part, as an authentically Catholic institution. That [...]
NYC HOUSES OF WORSHIP NEED PROTECTION
Houses of worship need enhanced protection these days from anti-religious bigots. In recent times, virtually every major religion has had some of their houses of worship vandalized or invaded. Moreover, [...]
CHURCH INVASIONS ARE NOTHING NEW
The invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota rightly triggered a visceral response on the part of people across religious communities. These Nazi-like tactics have also taken place in [...]
