There have been many polls of Catholics, but until now there has not been a survey of those who work for the Catholic Church. NBC has filled that void. Those who work for the Church are listed in the Official Catholic Directory. NBC Owned Television stations around the nation distributed the survey to more than 32,000 [...]
Why is the public paying for public radio? Have we a shortage of media outlets these days? That is the real question. For now, however, we must deal with their abuses. Recently, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) ran a story on the Catholic Church that was much ado about nothing. It tried hard to find new instances [...]
The Associated Press (AP) says it conducted an "investigation" of the way Catholic dioceses determine whether an accusation of sexual abuse by a priest is credible or not. It says it probed the diocesan review boards and consulted grand jury and state attorney general reports. On this basis it concluded that the review boards have failed. [...]
It was New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who turned New York around after the disastrous administration of his predecessor, David Dinkins, and it is a credit to Michael Bloomberg that he continued the quality of life improvements instituted by Giuliani. But on two key social issues—abortion and religious liberty—the presidential candidate was a total bomb. [...]
As House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi was leaving her press conference recently, reporter James Rosen asked her, "Do you hate the president, Madame Speaker?" Pelosi was livid. She spun around and, pointing at Rosen, said, "I was raised in a Catholic house. We don't hate anybody—not anybody in the world. So don't accuse me of that." [...]
The Pew Research Center recently released a survey on religion's role in society. Of particular interest to the Catholic League are those Americans who are religion-friendly versus those who are not. The majority of Americans believe that churches and religious organizations (a) do more good than harm (b) strengthen morality in society, and (c) mostly bring [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an important event at the United Nations today: Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day at the U.N., an annual event that mobilizes public awareness of the Nazi-led genocide of the Jewish people. This year the Permanent Observer Mission of the U.N., along with the Pave the Way Foundation, are sponsoring [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Trump's decision to address the March for Life crowd: Other presidents have offered their support to the pro-life cause, but only President Donald Trump has decided to participate in the March for Life. His pro-life record, coupled with his record in defense of religious liberty, makes him the [...]
Bill Donohue Comments On President Trump's appearance at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. To watch click here.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on celebrity lawyers and the cogent points they make: One does not have to like Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein (I fought with the latter for decades) to like what their lawyers are saying in their defense. There are some lines of defense that are not only persuasive, they have [...]