Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Nancy Pelosi's latest defense of abortion: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who identifies as a Catholic, was asked at her weekly press briefing to reply to comments made by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone that were critical of the Women's Health Protection Act, a radical pro-abortion bill. "You're a Catholic," [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Biden's latest pro-abortion bill: "The Administration strongly supports House passage of H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021." That is the statement released by the White House on September 20. In actual fact, the proposed law has nothing to do with women's health—it is a pro-abortion [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the Biden administration's latest example of sexual politics: On September 20, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration in an attempt to stop a June 15 guidance, or legal notice, by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the rights of transgender persons. The EEOC says it [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on why some Americans love masks: Have you ever noticed that in the big cities, there are many more people walking around with masks than in the suburbs? When I leave Long Island to go to work in New York City, few are wearing masks outdoors. But as soon as [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the media's reaction to remarks made by Pope Francis aboard the papal plane: It is not the Catholic Church that is obsessed with sex, it is the media. Of the six questions Pope Francis was asked aboard the papal plane on September 15, half were on sex: there were [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a remark recently made by Attorney General Merrick Garland: The controversy over a Texas pro-life law has led some to make irresponsible remarks, and no one has topped Attorney General Merrick Garland. The law, which forbids doctors from performing an abortion on a mother carrying a baby whose heartbeat [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a bill before California Gov. Gavin Newsom: The California legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that he should forthrightly veto. The bill is based on a vicious lie: it contends that St. Junípero Serra was responsible for the mass murder of Indians in the 18th century. [...]
The University of Pittsburgh has agreed to have its fetal tissue research practices independently reviewed by the Washington, D.C. law firm of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara. Last month, the Catholic League called upon the Pennsylvania Auditor General to launch such an investigation. We are delighted that Pitt got the message. Over the summer, we learned that [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what 9/11 means to him: The 20th anniversary of 9/11 carries great significance to all Americans (at least those who are patriotic), but it has a special meaning for Christians. First some thoughts on the fateful day. On September 11, 2001, I was in my Manhattan office typing away [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an editorial in today's New York Times: No newspaper in the country likes protests more than the New York Times. There is a qualifier, though, as made clear in the September 8th edition. Michelle Cottle is a member of the editorial board of the New York Times. "Chaos at [...]
