We originally ran this story on May 14, 2025. The Catholic League has been out in front on this issue, and we were the first organization in the nation to defend Pope Leo XIV. In light of the New York Times running a similar article today, we are releasing it again. While the Times is mostly [...]
Bill Donohue July 1, 2025 I asked some young staffers if they ever heard of Jimmy Swaggart. As expected, they had not. He was an old-time anti-Catholic bigot who made it big, and then had a major fall from grace. He died July 1. The Pentecostal televangelist was 90. His cousins were Mickey Gilley and Jerry [...]
Bill Donohue June 30, 2025 The organizers of Heritage of Pride, who are responsible for the Gay Pride Parade in New York City, are playing New York’s finest. They want it both ways: they want the police to protect them from criminals but they don’t allow gay cops to march with them in uniform. Yet they [...]
Bill Donohue June 27, 2025 The Supreme Court ended its session by rendering three decisions that have the effect, if not the specific intent, of protecting the best interests of parents and children. Those who ascribe to traditional moral values will find much to celebrate. The Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of South Carolina to [...]
Bill Donohue June 25, 2025 On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on three outstanding cases that involve restrictions on parental rights, access to pornography and abortion funding. Here is an outline of what these cases are about. In one way or another, they have grave implications for religious liberty. Mahmoud v. [...]
Bill Donohue June 24, 2025 The state of Washington is being sued by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division for violating the First Amendment right of priests to maintain confidentiality in the Confessional. The law, which was signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 2, is due to go into effect July 27. The [...]
Bill Donohue June 23, 2025 It seems crazy, but it’s true: a few dissident Catholics can claim to be a bona-fide Catholic organization, file the required papers with the IRS, and bingo—they are regarded as a legitimate Catholic entity. The truth is they are a fraud. This has long been true of Catholics for Choice, and [...]
Bill Donohue June 19, 2025 The Democratic primary for the next mayor of New York City will be held June 24, and of the nine candidates, only two capture the attention of the voters: former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani; all the others draw single-digit responses. The New York Times is refusing to endorse [...]
The duplicity of probing Catholic dioceses for the sexual abuse of minors, while allowing the public schools to run rampant, has recently been most evident in New Jersey. Here is our response. If you would like to chime in, contact Platkin: OAGpress@njoag.gov June 18, 2025 Hon. Matthew J. Platkin New Jersey Attorney General 25 Market St. [...]
Bill Donohue June 17, 2025 For seven years, the Diocese of Camden fought attempts by the New Jersey Attorney General to empanel a grand jury to examine allegations of clergy sexual abuse extending back to 1940. Every Catholic organization that was contacted this past winter refused to submit an amicus brief in support of the diocese, [...]
