New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasted no time sending a message to the city's faith communities: on his first day in office, he said they would not be afforded heightened protection at their houses of worship. Indeed, he rescinded an executive order to this effect signed by his predecessor, Eric Adams.* Most of the news [...]
In the last edition of Catalyst, it was reported in a book review that Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger had "banned" the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at the end of June. His Excellency wrote a very kind letter to Bill Donohue that provided detailed information how this account was not accurate. Changes were made before and [...]
Orwell warned us about elites who manipulate the masses by manipulating the language, and subsequent events have proven him to be more accurate than previously believed. It is our secular elites, in particular, who seek to control language so as to abet thought control. Before examining some recent examples, it is important to recognize that changes [...]
Portland, Oregon had a hard time handling Christmas in 2025. Bill Donohue sent the following letter to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on December 2. I understand you presided over the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 28. But for some reason— phobia? bigotry?—the word "Christmas" was omitted. This creates a dilemma for [...]
Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith is the author of Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America. Of course, the demise of religion has long been predicted, yet it never seems to die. A new Pew Research Center survey shows that after a "prolonged period of religious decline," conditions have stabilized, and this [...]
Florida is supposed to be a mostly conservative state, but there are pockets of resistance. What happened at Christmas in Pensacola and St. Petersburg was despicable. Here is an excerpt of what Bill Donohue wrote to officials in both cities on December 1. Next month we will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Imagine having [...]
Kansas City, Missouri City Manager Mario Vasquez censored Christmas by forbidding the display of a nativity scene in City Hall. Bill Donohue set him straight when he distorted the issue. Here is the text of his December 12 letter. You will not be working on Christmas Day. You have the day off. That is because Kansas [...]
Catholic human rights champion, Jimmy Lai, has been "found" guilty by a three-judge Hong Kong court— there was no jury—of conspiring to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. The 78-year old journalist and businessman had spent over four years in solitary confinement for "destabilizing" the ruling party. Judge Esther Toh said, "There is [...]
As 2025 comes to a close, it is sad to note that Christians are being persecuted in many countries, the extent of which is deeply troubling. There are two faces to this crisis: some of it is violent in nature; some of it is more invidious. All of it is being done by extremists: religious fanatics [...]
Lena Müller sports pink hair. She is not in the circus. No, she is a Berlin Protestant minister. She recently presided over a "poly wedding." To be specific, she "married" four men. In keeping with the spirit of diversity, two of the guys were Latvians, one was Thai and the other Spaniard. The minister belongs to [...]
