DISNEY MOVIE SCORES AT L.A. FILM FESTIVAL
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DISNEY MOVIE SCORES AT L.A. FILM FESTIVAL
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has news about the league’s Disney movie: The Catholic League’s documentary on Disney, “Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom,” was an entry in the L.A. International Short Film Festival; the U.S. was one [...]
THE BISHOPS’ “EVIL” TAKE ON TRANSGENDERISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an attack on a recent bishops’ document on transgenderism: When we had a staff meeting Monday morning, I told our policy employees that we have something to be [...]
DRAG QUEEN VULGARITY IS CHILD ABUSE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on justifications for Drag Queen Hour events: What does it take for the defenders of Drag Queen Hour events to raise an objection to the sexualization of children? After [...]
CHINA AND NICARAGUA DESTROYING CATHOLICISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how China and Nicaragua are attacking Catholicism: Virtually every privately funded and publicly funded report on Christian persecution finds that communist and Muslim-run nations are the worst offenders. [...]
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A SECULAR RELIGION
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on why climate change is a religion for some people: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recently said that climate change has become a religion because it “actually has nothing [...]
SALUTE TO ST. PATRICK
Bill Donohue [Note: We run this article each year on March 17] The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly [...]
WAS YEOH THE FIRST ASIAN OSCAR WINNER?
Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses the issue of ethnic identity: Am I who I say I am, or am I what nature says I am? The former is an interesting psychological issue but it [...]
THE POPE, HOLLYWOOD AND TRANSGENDERISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how Hollywood and the pope recently addressed transgenderism: If there were any doubt that the religious vision of sexuality, as represented by the pope, and the secular vision, [...]
DELAWARE WEIGHING CONFESSIONAL BILL
Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses the priest-penitent privilege under scrutiny in Delaware: Last week we asked lawmakers in Vermont to reconsider a bill aimed at curtailing the sexual abuse of minors that would force [...]
SUPPORT DETRANSITION AWARENESS DAY!
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Detransition Awareness Day: On March 12, the Hollywood gang will congratulate themselves again at the Academy Awards, and some Oscar winners will no doubt make obscene comments. It’s [...]
WHEN DISHONESTY IS THE NORM
Being ethically inconsistent is a trait that is universal, no matter how hard we try to be consistent. Usually, it doesn't matter too much, and that is because our shortcomings are limited to a small [...]
ABORTION IN THE POST-ROE ERA
William A. Donohue No institution in American history has been more resolute in its opposition to abortion than the Catholic Church. Protestants and Jews were almost in lockstep praising Roe v. Wade in 1973, largely [...]
WHY WE DID THE DISNEY MOVIE
William A. Donohue When I was in the 7th grade, I was asked by one of my nun teachers who was the person I most admired. I said Walt Disney. When asked why, I simply [...]
INTOLERANCE FOR FREE SPEECH IS SPIKING
William A. Donohue There have always been extremists on the right and the left who are completely intolerant, and while both sides need to be condemned, the real danger comes more from the left. Not [...]
ELITES DEFEND CHILD MOLESTATION
William A. Donohue While doing the research for my book, The Truth about Clergy Sexual Abuse, I came to the conclusion that many of the Church's harshest critics were phonies. They didn't care a lick [...]
BEWARE OF REPORTS ON CATHOLIC WRONGDOINGS
Bill Donohue Over the past several decades, there have been many reports on alleged wrongdoings by members of the Catholic community. Unlike most Catholics, I have had the time to read a good number of [...]
COLLAPSE OF A COMMON CULTURE
In the May issue of Catalyst, I wrote how elites in our society are bent on dividing us. This month I want to look at technology's contribution to polarization. Not to be misunderstood, I am [...]
CLARIFYING OUR ROLE
William A. Donohue Following the debacle with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, I found it necessary to write a statement that would clarify what we do. There are some conservative Catholics, and others, who think we [...]
ELITES CELEBRATE WHAT DIVIDES US
Pluralism is a good thing, just so long as it is not pushed to extremes, because when it is, it becomes a separatist threat to cultural cohesion. Unfortunately, we live in a time when our [...]
CANCEL CULTURE IS CANCEROUS
William A. Donohue Technically speaking, censorship is something that only the government can do: it has the power to stop speech before it is uttered and prohibit the distribution of the written word. In a [...]
THE BISHOPS’ “EVIL” TAKE ON TRANSGENDERISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an attack on a recent bishops’ document on transgenderism: When we had a staff meeting Monday morning, I told our policy employees that we have something to be [...]
“Catholic Connection”
Bill in the news ("Catholic Connection"): Bill discusses his new book, War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class is Killing the American Dream, with Teresa Tomeo. To listen click here.
Catholic League: Christian Persecution Worst in ‘Communist and Muslim-Run Nations’
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue has decried the global growth in Christian persecution, while singling out China and Nicaragua in particular for their aggressive assault on the Catholic Church. READ [...]
“Bill Cunningham Show”
(Michael McDonald in the news): Communications Director, Michael McDonald, discusses national politics with Bill Cunningham. To listen click here.
Jews most favorably viewed religious group in U.S., Pew study says
Bill in the news (Washington Times): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said he was not surprised by that finding. He said it was “disconcerting … that Democrats hold [...]
Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off with controversy after rejecting LGBTQ+ groups again
Bill in the news (CBS News New York): ...Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in a statement, "The parade celebrates St. Patrick, not sexual orientation." READ MORE HERE
The Meat of the Matter: St. Patrick’s Day and the Lenten Fast
Bill in the news (National Catholic Register): “Some bishops have already allowed a dispensation from the Friday Lenten stricture on abstaining from eating meat, and I expect many more will do so. They all should,” [...]
“The Eric Metaxas Show”
Bill in the news (“The Eric Metaxas Show”): Bill Donohue exposes what's going on in the wonderful world of entertainment with insights from, "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom." To listen click here.
Religious Americans Beware: Gov’t Agencies May Consider You ‘Potential Terrorists’
Bill in the news (First Liberty): The document sparked national controversy and drew sharp criticism from groups across the country. Catholic League President Bill Donohue condemned the memo, saying: “There hasn’t been a wave of [...]
‘South Park’ creators break silence on lawsuit threats after Harry and Meghan episode
Catholic League in the news (New York Post): “It was all coming from the right, we were considered counterculture,” the animators said. “The Catholic League are always on our a-s — it kind of always [...]
Special Reports
SURVEY OF CATHOLICS IS MOSTLY PROMISING
Bill Donohue The Catholic League commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to do a national survey of Catholics. From September 3-12, they polled 800 Catholics in an online survey. What follows is an abbreviated analysis of what [...]
CHURCH VANDALISM
Over the past few years, beginning with the urban riots that took place in 2020, there was a rash of anti-Catholic crimes across the nation. Monuments were destroyed, iconic statues were bludgeoned, gravesites were desecrated, [...]
COLUMBUS BASHING IS UNWARRANTED
In recognition of Columbus Day, we are offering a three-part series on this subject. In the first part we will address the origins of the assault on Columbus. In the second part, we will offer [...]
TRANSGENDER REPORTS ARE STARTLING
Bill Donohue Now that the new school year is upon us, it is important for parents to understand how the sexual engineers in education are trying to program students into accepting gender ideology. To that [...]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S POLICIES: DEPARTURES FROM CATHOLIC TEACHINGS
This is an ongoing documentation of President Biden's policies that clash with Catholic teachings. February 22, 2023— The Department of Education announced a proposal that would rescind a Trump administration rule that withholds federal funding [...]
REPORT SENT TO BISHOPS ON BIDEN’S POLICY DEPARTURES
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Catholic League report: We have prepared a report, "President Biden's Policies: Departures from Catholic Teachings," that outlines many instances where his decision-making on important moral issues is [...]
Religious Persecution in China
To read our report on human rights violations in China, click here.
Religious Liberty Actions Taken By Trump Administration
The Catholic League has tallied nearly 50 instances where President Donald Trump has embraced or advanced religious liberty. To read the full report, click here.
THE ACLU AT 100
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by Roger Baldwin on January 20, 1920. The ACLU scheduled a Centennial Gala for March 31, 2020, but had to cancel it because of Covid restrictions. Catholic League [...]
REFUTACIÓN DEL INFORME DEL GRAN JURADO DE PENNSYLVANIA
Bill Donohue, Ph.D. Presidente Liga Católica para los Derechos Civiles y Religiosos 16 de agosto de 2018 A diferencia de la mayoría de los comentaristas y reporteros, he leído la mayor parte del informe del [...]
Annual Reports
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW
Catholic League For Religious And Civil Rights 2022 Year in Review Michael P. McDonald, Director of Communications The forces working to undermine the Catholic Church and our Judeo-Christian values doubled-down in 2022. One might expect [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights 2021 Year in Review Michael P. McDonald, Director of Communications If one considers the hostility the Catholic Church and traditional Judeo-Christian values faced from the Biden Administration, corporations, [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW Bill Donohue When I became president and CEO of the Catholic League in 1993, the lion's share of anti-Catholic bigotry stemmed from the entertainment [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW
Bill Donohue When the year began, I was anxiously awaiting an opportunity to defend the Catholic Church in one of those storied debates sponsored by the Oxford Union. The debate was scheduled for February. But [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW Bill Donohue Victory is sweet, even if it takes what seems like an eternity to secure. In January, we protested the most obscene anti-Catholic [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW Bill Donohue "The election of Donald Trump may signal a change for the better on religious liberty issues. We will know in due course." [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
Bill Donohue Twenty years ago, I wrote that "the most invidious form of anti-Catholicism is that which emanates from elite circles." I also noted that "there is also a brand of anti-Catholicism that comes from [...]
PREFACE
By any index, we had a very good year in 2015. That is largely due to our employees, and to our members who make it happen. We are fortunate to have a very competent staff. [...]
Executive Summary
The Catholic event of the year—at least for Americans—was also the Catholic League event of the year, namely, the pope's historic visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. Pope Francis electrified the nation, [...]
Activist Organizations
January In 2013, Rebecca Randles, an attorney who works with supreme Catholic-suing lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, sued Bill Donohue and the Catholic League for allegedly libeling a man who had made accusations against a priest in [...]
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Catholic League Forum: Climate Religion, “Family-Friendly” Drag Shows, CL’s Award Winning Doc
Catholic League Forum is a weekly Q&A discussion between Catholic League president Bill Donohue and director of communications Mike McDonald on contemporary issues of interest to the Catholic community. In [...]
DISNEY MOVIE SCORES AT L.A. FILM FESTIVAL
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has news about the league’s Disney movie: The Catholic League’s documentary on Disney, “Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom,” was an entry in the L.A. International Short Film [...]
THE BISHOPS’ “EVIL” TAKE ON TRANSGENDERISM
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an attack on a recent bishops’ document on transgenderism: When we had a staff meeting Monday morning, I told our policy employees that [...]
DRAG QUEEN VULGARITY IS CHILD ABUSE
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on justifications for Drag Queen Hour events: What does it take for the defenders of Drag Queen Hour events to raise an objection to [...]