A new television promo for “Angels & Demons” features actor Tom Hanks, who plays Harvard professor Robert Langdon, discussing “the 400 year myth of the Illuminati”; he says they “have come for their revenge” against the Vatican. Commenting on the video, and some recent comments by Hanks, is Catholic League president Bill Donohue: “Tom Hanks is [...]
Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who will be installed on Wednesday as the archbishop of New York, granted an exclusive interview to the Associated Press. Click here to read what he had to say about his priorities.
Peter Singer is a Princeton professor who believes it is okay for parents to kill their kids until their offspring are 28 days old. He also believes in bestiality: dogs, he says, can convey to their master whether they consent to intercourse. Now he is pushing clam rights. In today’s New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes that [...]
During Holy Week, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art featured the film, “The Pope’s Toilet.” Filmed in Spanish with English subtitles, the movie revolves around a visit by Pope John Paul II to the poor town of Melo, Uruguay near the Brazilian border. Anticipating the arrival of the pope, townspeople become vendors hawking food and [...]
Click here to read Bill Donohue's response to Tony Blair's comments on Pope Benedict's recent statements about condoms.
Harry Knox, director of the religion and faith program at the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights organization, has been appointed by the Obama administration to serve on the Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why Knox is unfit to serve: “On the home page of the Human Rights [...]
Which state has less religious men and women than any other? Vermont. Which is the only state to have a socialist senator? Vermont. Which state has the second lowest birth rate in the nation? Vermont Which state has the second highest proportion of whites? Vermont. Which state legislature was the first to legalize gay marriage? Vermont. [...]
Yesterday an amendment introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn to protect the conscience of patients and healthcare providers was defeated by a vote of 56-41. The amendment was proposed in light of the Obama administration’s plans to rescind the rule, which was issued in December by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that protects the [...]
Please click here to read Maggie Gallagher's excellent column on proposed legislation in New York State, which would treat private and public institutions unequally regarding child sexual abuse cases.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on an article by Michael Sean Winters posted on the blog site of America magazine: “More and more bishops are publicly disagreeing with the decision by Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins to invite President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address this year; Obama is also to be awarded an [...]
