BIDEN SUCCUMBS TO PRESSURE ON MORAL ISSUES
Bill Donohue For the past four years, the Catholic League has been fighting an array of public policies initiated by the Biden administration that touch on serious moral issues. We are happy to report that [...]
BIDEN HONORS SOROS
Bill Donohue On January 4, President Biden gave the Medal of Freedom to George Soros. It is the nation’s highest civilian award, given to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or [...]
THE UBIQUITY OF HATRED
Bill Donohue A decade ago, I ran into Alan Dershowitz in the green room at Fox News, awaiting a TV interview. We exchanged some small talk, and then he said something that has stayed with [...]
2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
The Catholic League's 2024 Year in Review is now available. It contains an overview of some of our most important battles and victories over the last year. To read it, click here.
TRUMP WOULD NOT HAVE WON WITHOUT HIM
Bill Donohue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision in March of 2021 to launch Operation Lone Star—bussing migrants from Texas to cities across the nation—turned out to be one of the most consequential issues affecting the [...]
CHRISTMAS PRESENT—DISNEY IS WISING UP
Bill Donohue We’ll take a slow learner over one who never learns, which is why we are happy to report that Disney continues to move away from its offensive fare. Are they family-friendly again? Not [...]
THE POLITICS OF COMEDY
Bill Donohue This first appeared in the American Spectator on Oct. 22 They got to Jerry Seinfeld. He received enough blowback from the Left that he caved: he no longer blames humorless left-wing pundits and [...]
INSIDE THE MIND OF LEFT-WING HATERS
Michael P. McDonald Director of Communications Most Americans were shocked to learn that an innocent man, Brian Thompson, was murdered simply because he was an insurance man; he was the United Healthcare CEO. They were [...]
MENORAH PULLED FROM COOP LOBBY
Bill Donohue On December 12, we were contacted by a Catholic League member who sought to have a nativity scene displayed in the lobby of his cooperative building in Larchmont, New York, a town in [...]
OUR CHRISTMAS BILLBOARD DEBUTS TODAY
Bill Donohue Every year the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a group of Christian-hating atheists, likes to erect a silly Winter Solstice exhibit at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. This year they are in for [...]
INSTITUTIONS OF “HIGHER” EDUCATION?
William A. Donohue Colleges and universities are called institutions of higher education, but it makes one wonder these days whether the appellation is warranted. Take the response we got from the University of Virginia and [...]
NICE TO KNOW WHAT OFFENDS HOLLYWOOD
William A. Donohue Mel Gibson got drunk, got behind the wheel and was arrested. What he did was irresponsible. He then blurted out anti-Semitic comments to the arresting officer, who happened to be Jewish. That [...]
RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
The editorial of June 16 taking the Catholic League to task for its New York Times op-ed page ad ("Spin without end in abuse scandal") is simply wrong on the facts. On p. 29 of the 2005 [...]
IS THE SCANDAL OVER?
William A. Donohue I won't keep you guessing: the scandal—in terms of significant numbers of molesting priests who are currently active—is over. Indeed, it's been over for years. But in terms of coming to grips [...]
“DA VINCI CODE” PEDDLES LIES
As Catholic League members know, what is most pernicious about "The Da Vinci Code" is the book upon which the script is based: the author, Dan Brown, peddles one lie after another; now his book [...]
“DA VINCI CODE’S” DECEITFUL GENRE
William A. Donohue When Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code was originally published, we ignored it. We did so because we are generally dismissive of novels. But things began to change when we learned that Brown [...]
RAPING THE CHURCH
William A. Donohue It's time for some straight talk: the Catholic Church is being raped by some alleged abuse victims and their lawyers, and our side is capitulating. Moreover, the rights of the accused, namely [...]
SPINNING INTO DENIAL
As one who debates for living, I find it increasingly difficult to find an honest adversary. It used to be that I was able to engage my opponent in a verbal duel where facts and [...]
CONFRONTING THE CHRISTMAS CENSORS
William A. Donohue John Gibson, who anchors the Fox News Channel's "The Big Story," has written a splendid book about the culture wars over Christmas. It is aptly titled, The War on Christmas: How the Liberal [...]
NOTHING JUSTIFIES COLLECTIVE GUILT
William A. Donohue How many times have we been told—rightly so—that it is wrong to say that all Jews are like Shylock? Or that it is wrong to cast all blacks as Sambo? Or that [...]
“The Charlie Kirk Show”
Bill in the news ("The Charlie Kirk Show"): Bill Donohue discussed the Catholic League's documentary, "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom," on "The Charlie Kirk Show." To watch part 1 of the interview, click here. To watch part [...]
“The Dennis Prager Show”
Bill in the news ("The Dennis Prager Show"): Dennis talks to Bill Donohue about his new documentary "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom." To listen click here.
The Papal Interview, Cardinal McElroy and Father Martin
Catholic League in the news (National Catholic Register): For example, recently, the Catholic League sent out a statement saying that Pete Buttigieg’s marriage to his “husband” was not a real marriage but a mere legal [...]
Father James Martin’s ‘Irresponsible’ Take on Marriage: Catholic Priests Call for Clarity
Catholic League in the news (National Catholic Register): Jesuit Father James Martin tweeted Jan. 21 that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is in a same-sex civil union, “is married,” in response to a tweet from [...]
“The Right Take With Mark Tapson”
Bill in the news (Front Page Magazine): To listen to Bill Donohue discuss "Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom" on "The Right Take With Mark Tapson," click here.
Injustice Nowhere Near Describes What Cardinal Pell Endured
Bill in the news (Newsmax): Assigned by The Catholic League's Bill Donohue to assist with its research as his case unfolded, this writer became convinced that Australian Cardinal George Pell, who died Jan. 10 at [...]
New Documentary Sheds Light on Disney’s Sexual Engineering
Bill in the news (The Washington Stand): Released last week by the Catholic League, “Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom” is a 50-minute film that highlights how Disney went from entertaining and inspiring kids to indoctrinating and grooming them [...]
Catholic League Blasts Joe Biden’s ‘Monumental Ignorance’ of Catholicism
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue slammed President Joe Biden Tuesday for his “monumental ignorance of basic Catholic teachings.” Dr. Donohue’s remarks came in response to recent assertions by Biden that the [...]
Pro-Life Group Wants Republicans to Investigate 250 Cases of Pro-Abortion Violence
Bill in the news (LifeNews.com): Donohue also asked Jordan to specifically investigate Jane’s Revenge, a violent pro-abortion group linked to at least 26 of the attacks, including the firebombings of Wisconsin Family Action in Madison [...]
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP PUSH JIM JORDAN TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENT RADICAL LEFTISTS ‘JANES REVENGE’
Bill in the news (LIBERTY ONE): The nation’s largest Catholic civil rights organization, The Catholic League, sent a letter to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Monday requesting an investigation into those responsible for [...]
Annual Reports
The Arts
January 17-21 Cincinnati, OH – The Annie Hendy play "The Catholic Girl's Guide to Losing Your Virginity" was performed at the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park. The play is about a 24-year-old Catholic woman who is [...]
Business
January Los Angeles, CA – Jaguar Distribution, a company that edits movie content for airlines' onboard entertainment, edited the word "God" out of the film "The Queen." After a public outcry, unedited versions of the film [...]
Education
January Fayetteville, AR – A photo of an outhouse that looked somewhat like a church, with the caption "Jesus Saves! And this is where He does it," appeared on a University of Arkansas Press brochure enclosure. [...]
Government
January 9 Lincoln, NE – State Senator Lowen Kruse introduced a bill that sought to curb underage drinking. In addition to banning minors from consuming alcohol in their own homes, the proposed legislation extended to places [...]
Media
Books February Broadway Books released Karl Shaw's 5 People Who Died During Sex And 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists, which contained numerous dubious statements about various Catholic popes. Among the claims: John XXIII was a "former [...]
The Christmas Wars
Activist Organizations November 28 The Anti-Defamation League advised government officials on the placement of religious symbols on public grounds. One of the matters explained by ADL was “Choosing appropriate holiday symbols to decorate school grounds—among [...]
Miscellaneous
January 7 New York, NY – Two 20-year-olds and an 18-year-old were arrested for allegedly stealing statues of the Baby Jesus from nativity scenes over a two-year period. Police said they would not charge them with [...]
Cartoons
This cartoon questions whether presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith would hinder his campaign. The Blessed Mother and God the Father are satirized, but the depiction of Jesus, relaxing on the sofa in a crown [...]
The Golden Compass
Over the summer, the Catholic League started hearing about an upcoming film called “The Golden Compass.” The film was to be based on the first book of a trilogy called His Dark Materials written by British children’s [...]
Executive Summary
Every year there is an issue that absorbs a disproportionate amount of Catholic League resources, and in 2006 that issue clearly was "The Da Vinci Code." While many organizations from several faith communities objected to [...]
Most Shared Posts
“JEANS” AD HITS A CHORD
A young good-looking star, Sydney Sweeney, managed to set off a firestorm of criticism over the summer with an American Eagle ad. A video of the ad said, "Sydney Sweeney [...]
IRS SHIFT ON NON-PROFITS IS WELCOME
William A. Donohue The Catholic League welcomes the announcement that the IRS has altered its policy on non-profit organizations and their participation in political campaigns. We know from our own [...]
SIZING UP TWO MUSLIM MAYORAL HOPEFULS
Young Muslim radicals running for mayor in big cities are the talk of the town in left-wing circles, and within the Democratic Party. Leftwing activists are thrilled by the news, [...]
PROOF THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE TURNED LEFT
There was a time, not long ago, when Republicans and Democrats had more in common with each other than they had with third-parties, either on the right or the left. No [...]
