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TRANSGENDER CONDITION IS ABNORMAL
Bill Donohue Transgender persons need all the help they can get, and it is the responsibility of those in government, healthcare and education to provide it. Regrettably too many of those who work in these [...]
ELITES TOUT VIRTUES OF TRANSGENDERISM
Michael P. McDonald This Catholic League report details why the greatest child abuse scandal of our time—“transitioning” the sexual identity of minors—is so prevalent. It exists largely because of the policies adopted by elites in [...]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY: CHEROKEE LEADER STAND WATIE
Paul Kengor This article was originally published by The American Spectator. Our intrepid progressives have tossed Christopher Columbus and his special day of remembrance to their ash heap of history. They have instead created something [...]
MEDIA INCURIOUS ABOUT D.C. CATHOLIC BOMBER
Bill Donohue What if a bigot, armed with hundreds of explosives, were to turn up at the headquarters of GLAAD, the huge LGBTQ organization, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, and threatened to blow up the [...]
JAMES GUNN’S SICK MORAL COMPASS
Bill Donohue James Gunn is a Hollywood standout. He is a music composer, screenwriter and a director of TV shows and movies. He made it big in 2014 when his Guardians of the Galaxy debuted [...]
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 [...]
IRS SHIFT ON NON-PROFITS IS WELCOME
The Catholic League welcomes the announcement that the IRS has altered its policy on non-profit organizations and their participation in political campaigns. We know from our own experience that the 1954 stricture, known as the [...]
POPE LEO XIV STRESSES CHARACTER FORMATION
Exactly one week after being elected, Pope Leo XIV spoke to Catholic teachers, making plain that his idea of education transcends the ABC's. He implored them to "dedicate yourselves to the formation of the young [...]
POPE LEO XIV IS NOT FRANCIS II
This is the article that appeared in the June 2025 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our website. For a more accurate [...]
POPE FRANCIS, R.I.P.
William A. Donohue Catholics around the globe are mourning the death of Pope Francis. He touched millions of the faithful, including non-Catholics and non-believers. When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio assumed the role of Pope Francis, his [...]
THE QUEERING OF AMERICA
William A. Donohue On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order declaring there are only "two sexes, male and female." It says a lot about our society that this even has [...]
CULTURAL CORRECTION LONG OVERDUE
Economists often note that the stock market occasionally goes into spasms, or sudden downturns that gets everyone nervous. But, they caution, such changes are often necessary: they amount to a market correction. Cultures change as [...]
WE ARE WITNESSING A CULTURAL SHIFT
William A. Donohue Cultures change, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. The changes are sometimes positive, sometimes negative, sometimes a little of both. The reasons why they change are multiple. In short, there is no such thing [...]
REFLECTIONS ON THE ELECTION
This is the article that appeared in the December 2024 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our website. For a more accurate [...]
NEW YORK TIMES’ LYING “FACT-CHECKERS”
This is the article that appeared in the November 2024 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our website. For a more accurate [...]
TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT ABORTION
This is the article that appeared in the October 2024 edition of Catalyst, our monthly journal. The date that prints out reflects the day that it was uploaded to our website. For a more accurate [...]
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses Sen. Dick Durbin's decision to decline the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Archdiocese of Chicago. To listen, click here.
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses Sen. Dick Durbin receiving an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here.
Two Cheers for Trump’s Stance on Flag Burning
Bill in the News (American Spectator): President Donald Trump’s criticism of the 1989 Supreme Court decision Texas v. Johnson, which legalized burning the American flag, is deserving of great respect, notwithstanding some problems with it. READ [...]
Bill Donohue to Newsmax: Mamdani “Inauthentic From Beginning to End”
Bill in the News (Newsmax): New York Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is "inauthentic from beginning to end," Catholic League president Bill Donohue said to Newsmax. READ MORE HERE
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses new revelations about the FBI spying on Catholics with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here. (Bill’s segment Begins at 23:59)
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses the IRS' decision to allow religious non-profits to be more vocal regarding political campaigns with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here. (Bill’s segment Begins at 13:57)
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses the Iran and the results of the NYC mayoral Democratic primary with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here. (Bill’s segment Begins at 23:58)
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses newly elected, Pope Leo XIV, with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here. (Bill’s segment begins at 50:55)
Catholic leaders respond to President Trump over AI image of himself as pope
Bill in the News (Catholic News Agency): In a news release, Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, called the image “dumb, but not bigoted.” “What Trump did was silly, but it was hardly [...]
Bill Donohue to Newsmax: Next Pope Must Clear Up Confusion Left by Francis
Bill in the News (Newsmax): Donohue emphasized that "when people see that, they say, Wait a minute — can we get rid of this confusion, can we get some clarity here? Because we need a [...]
Special Reports
UNMASKING ZOHRAN MAMDANI
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has written a lengthy article unmasking New York City mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani. To read it click here.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE ON CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
Christian Bashers Rip Hegseth And Huckabee—November 15, 2024 Christianity Terrifies Secular Left—October 1, 2024 The Myth Of Christian Nationalist Violence Part II—September 4, 2024 The Myth Of Christian Nationalist Violence Part I—September 3, 2024 Vance’s [...]
DANGEROUS BALLOT INITIATIVE IN NEW YORK
There is a ballot initiative in New York State this November that is downright dangerous. Bill Donohue wrote a lengthy rebuttal and it is now available online in English and Spanish. It is also published [...]
PROBING CATHOLIC-RUN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS
Bill Donohue On June 14, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a report on boarding schools for Native American children, some of which were run by the Catholic Church. From 1869 to [...]
Biden Admin LGBT Imperialism
For PDF version, click here. The following report examines the efforts undertaken by the Biden administration to advance the LGBT agenda around the globe. It begins by exploring the overarching policies that Biden has pursued. [...]
HARRIS AND TRUMP ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
[For the PDF version, click here.] Harris' Religious Liberty Record On February 14, 2021, Biden signed an executive order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The Biden-Harris administration claims that this [...]
Catholic League Report: Biden Administration and Thought Control
No administration in American history has tried harder to promote thought control than the Biden administration. Orwellian at its finest, the goal is to induce the public to accept its highly politicized vocabulary as a [...]
GOV. ABBOTT MADE IMMIGRATION #1 ISSUE
Bill Donohue Whether one agrees with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus illegal aliens to sanctuary cities around the country or not, it is indisputable that he is responsible for making immigration the Number [...]
MEDICAL PROFESSION BOWS TO TRANSGENDERISM: PARTS I & II
To read how medical journals and associations have adopted the politics of transgenderism, click here. To read Part I, click here.
Catholic League Campaign Against The Dodgers
To read the special report on the Catholic League's campaign against the LA Dodgers click here.
Annual Reports
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
Michael P. McDonald, Director of Communications For the PDF version, click here. 2024 will go down in American history as a pivotal year. The people standing for tradition, reason, and faith fought to reclaim their [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
Catholic League For Religious And Civil Rights 2023 Year in Review Michael P. McDonald, Director of Communications For 50 years the Catholic League has led the charge in every major cultural battle, and in 2023, [...]
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. [...]
Most Shared Posts
TRANSGENDER CONDITION IS ABNORMAL
Bill Donohue Transgender persons need all the help they can get, and it is the responsibility of those in government, healthcare and education to provide it. Regrettably too many of [...]
ELITES TOUT VIRTUES OF TRANSGENDERISM
Michael P. McDonald This Catholic League report details why the greatest child abuse scandal of our time—“transitioning” the sexual identity of minors—is so prevalent. It exists largely because of the [...]
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses Sen. Dick Durbin's decision to decline the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Archdiocese of Chicago. To listen, click here.
Catholic Connection
Bill in the News (Catholic Connection): Bill discusses Sen. Dick Durbin receiving an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago with Teresa Tomeo. To listen, click here.