William A. Donohue 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 with enthusiasm, fidelity and a spirit of sacrifice." He specifically spoke to the issue of values. "What, in [...]
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, with the exception of the [...]
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. June 18, 2025 Hon. Matthew J. Platkin New Jersey Attorney General 25 Market St. Trenton, NJ 08611 Dear Attorney General Platkin: There is no [...]
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 Catholic League was the first [...]
A recent Pew Research Center survey of Catholics concluded that they want the Catholic Church to be "more inclusive." But do they? No sooner are we told that "Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church to be 'More Inclusive'" when we learn how seriously qualified that conclusion is. What matters is whether Catholics are practicing [...]
Philip Shenon, Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church (Knopf) Every now and then along comes a book on the Catholic Church that causes quite a stir. This is certainly true of Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church. Written by former [...]
June was Pride Month, but this year, more than ever before, it was in everyone's interest to confront the transgender crisis. In reality, there is no such thing as a transgender person—there are only males and females—but there is a small percentage of people who falsely claim that they are of the other sex. Unfortunately, there [...]
In this second installment on the transgender crisis that marks Pride Month, we turn our attention to transgender activists and their sympathizers who are trying to destroy women's rights. Segregation is seen by many as a dirty word, but in reality it depends on the circumstance. For example, most Americans support the Olympic games, notwithstanding the [...]
It's too bad public school officials don't convene a national seminar inviting Catholic officials and scholars to explain to them how to resolve the sexual abuse of minors that is plaguing their schools. The Catholic Church knows a thing or two about this issue, having made horrible decisions about sexual offenders in the past. But the [...]
As the summer began, our work with the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty continued. We previously made available to our contact person in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice a trove of documents on anti-Christian bias stemming from the federal government. Bill Donohue subsequently met with Michael Gates, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, [...]
