FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS: JESUIT-RUN SCHOOLS DO POORLY
Bill Donohue The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has published the results of a comprehensive survey of over 37,000 students at over 150 colleges and universities; the survey was taken in 2021. [The [...]
CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE DISAPPEARING
Bill Donohue The clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has long been over and now it is practically non-existent. To be sure, there continues to be a tiny fraction of the clergy who [...]
DISNEY STILL REELING FROM BLOWBACK
Bill Donohue Bob Iger has been hanging around Disney seemingly forever, and every time he quits, he re-retires (he’s done so at least three times). When he left as CEO in 2021, he managed to [...]
MEDIA MISLEAD ON ABORTION POLL
Bill Donohue Media bias is nothing new, and this is especially true when it comes to hot button issues such as abortion. An AP-NORC poll on abortion conducted in late June, and released this week, [...]
PUBLIC SOURS ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill Donohue The public appears to be souring on higher education. The level of confidence that Americans have for colleges and universities today is at its lowest level, as determined by Gallup. It is also [...]
SOCIAL CONSERVATISM IS REBOUNDING
Bill Donohue This article originally appeared on The American Spectator on July 3, 2023. It was just a matter of time. Decent Americans have had a radical race and LGBT agenda shoved in their face [...]
CATHOLIC THEOLOGIANS HONOR DISHONORED MAN
Bill Donohue If you asked 100 Catholics who Roger Haight is, less than one percent would know. That’s the way it should be. Truth to tell, the man is one of the most dishonored Catholic [...]
SCOTT WIENER: A RISING STAR?
Michael P. McDonald At the end of 2022, Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek a leadership position in the House Democratic Caucus, signaling she might retire soon. While we can only hope that [...]
VICTORY IN SUPREME COURT
Bill Donohue In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment rights of a Colorado woman, Lorie Smith, must be respected when it comes to forcing her to express beliefs that [...]
THE LYING PRO-ABORTION CATHOLIC DEMOCRATS
Bill Donohue More than 30 congressional Democrats who call themselves Catholic issued a robust defense of abortion-on-demand on June 24 claiming their position is entirely in keeping with the teachings of the Catholic Church. They [...]
30 YEARS AND COUNTING
William A. Donohue July 1 marked my 30th year as president and CEO of the Catholic League. Bernadette Brady-Egan, our vice president, celebrated her 28th anniversary on the same day. We've had a good run, [...]
50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER WAS A HIT
On April 27, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Catholic League at the New York Athletic Club. In attendance was the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Bishop Peter Byrne, Auxiliary Bishop of [...]
WHY I WROTE WAR ON VIRTUE
William A. Donohue War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class is Killing the American Dream is a book I had to get off my chest. To be blunt, I am seething mad at the smug, [...]
CELEBRATING OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY
William A. Donohue Fr. Virgil Blum founded the Catholic League in April 1973. On April 27, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary. Fr. Blum was a Jesuit professor of political science at Marquette University, and [...]
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 [...]
‘Enlightened’ Progressives Anything But
Catholic League in the News (Newsmax): Mainstream media’s dutiful parroting of the group’s dishonest self-characterization—they dress as Catholic nuns and do charitable work—is not even close to describing the depth of their anti-Catholic depravity. The [...]
Social Conservatism Is Rebounding
Bill in the News (The American Spectator): No wonder social conservatism is rebounding — most people are convinced that we are morally troubled, to say the least. There are reasons for optimism, however....READ MORE HERE
Vatican Secretary of State Denies Link Between Homosexuality and Clerical Sex Abuse
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Bill Donohue, a sociologist and president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, has noted that regardless of his intentions, Cardinal Parolin is factually mistaken. The most extensive [...]
“America’s Rabbi” Politically Conservative Rabbi Aryeh Spero Passes Away
Bill in the News (The Jewish Voice): Rabbi Spero also voiced his opposition to the efforts to silence conservative voices and actively defended innocent Catholic boys from Covington Catholic High School when they were targeted [...]
Guadalupe Radio Network
Bill in the News (Guadalupe Radio Network): Bill Donohue discusses his new book on Guadalupe Radio Network's "Catholic Drive Time." To listen click here. (Bill begins at the 44 min mark)
NYS provides $500K funding to Mt. Sinai, others for transgender medical care pilot program as critics cry ‘morally irresponsible’
Bill in the News (NY Post): But critics blasted the funding, saying New York should not be encouraging residents to undergo life altering transgender surgeries. “At a time when European nations are quickly moving away from [...]
Thousands of protesters descend upon Dodger Stadium, take over entire block as team honors ‘drag nun’ group
Bill in the News (NY Post): After the team initially invited the Sisters, Catholic League president Bill Donohue also wrote to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calling the invitation an “unprovoked assault on Catholics.” “Don’t believe [...]
Catholic Groups Step Up Protests of ‘Hate’ Group’s MLB Honor
Bill in the News (Newsmax): The Catholic League debuted another round of 25 radio ads this week after the positive response to an initial blast that urged KABC Los Angeles listeners not to attend the [...]
‘I Stand With Clayton Kershaw’: Tim Scott Condemns Dodgers’ ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ Stunt With Anti-Catholic Drag Group
Bill in the News (The Daily Signal): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, compiled a list of the group’s most outrageous acts of anti-Catholic bigotry, including a 1987 “Condom [...]
Archbishop to pray for L.A. hours before Dodgers honor Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Catholic League in the News (Los Angeles Times): In an email sent to The Times last week, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights referred to the Sisters as “an anti-Catholic group” and called [...]
Special Reports
Catholic League Campaign Against The Dodgers
To read the special report on the Catholic League's campaign against the LA Dodgers click here.
SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE
Bill Donohue (A timeline of anti-Catholic actions committed by these bigots) 1979: This was the beginning of the Sisters. In San Francisco’s Castro District three men dressed in traditional nun’s habit walked the streets. One [...]
Sexualizing Children in Schools
This report by the Catholic League shows beyond a doubt how morally corrupt many of our public schools have become. Perversely, it is not suitable to read by the very audience that is being targeted. [...]
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. June 23, 2023—On the eve of the 1st year anniversary of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, [...]
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.
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 [...]
Most Shared Posts
FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS: JESUIT-RUN SCHOOLS DO POORLY
Bill Donohue The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has published the results of a comprehensive survey of over 37,000 students at over 150 colleges and universities; the survey [...]
‘Enlightened’ Progressives Anything But
Catholic League in the News (Newsmax): Mainstream media’s dutiful parroting of the group’s dishonest self-characterization—they dress as Catholic nuns and do charitable work—is not even close to describing the depth [...]
CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE DISAPPEARING
Bill Donohue The clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has long been over and now it is practically non-existent. To be sure, there continues to be a tiny [...]
DODGERS LOSE; MESSAGE DELIVERED
The least serious thing that happened to the Los Angeles Dodgers over "Pride Night" weekend, June 16-18, was to lose all three games to the San Francisco Giants; the Dodgers [...]