FBI MUST RELEASE “NASHVILLE MANIFESTO”
The following letter by Catholic League president Bill Donohue to Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, explains why he wants the FBI to authorize the release of the “Nashville Manifesto” [...]
WHY WON’T RACHEL LEVINE CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY?
Bill Donohue Rachel Levine, President Biden’s assistant secretary of health, should be celebrating Father’s Day—he has two children—but he won’t be. That’s because he thinks he is a woman. But he didn’t celebrate Mother’s Day [...]
POPE WORRIED ABOUT “FAGS” IN THE VATICAN
Bill Donohue Pope Francis is obviously worried about “fags” in the seminaries, and even in the Vatican. On May 28, it was reported that in a private meeting with 250 Italian bishops the week before, [...]
POPE TO MEET WITH U.S. COMEDIANS
Bill Donohue On June 14, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet 105 comedians from 15 countries. Americans who have been invited include Jim Gaffigan, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Tig Notaro and Whoopi Goldberg. The meeting [...]
BIDEN GUILTY OF CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
Bill Donohue The Biden Administration never stops telling us about the virtue of diversity and how we must respect it. Yet when it comes to the diversity that foreign countries exhibit, especially in matters relating [...]
GOOGLE LOVES THE QUEER AGENDA
Bill Donohue Silicon Valley is home to tech companies that are known for their embrace of the queer agenda, as well as their animus to people of faith. When it comes to advancing this cause, [...]
BIGOTED ATTACK ON CAITLIN CLARK
Bill Donohue Caitlin Clark has done more for women’s basketball than any other person. One would think that the superstar, who excelled at the University of Iowa and was the number-one draft pick in the [...]
THE RACIST WAR ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:
REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN’S CONTRIBUTION
Part II Bill Donohue This is the second of a two-part series. To read Part I, click here. Part I of this series focused on the war on testing that is being waged by those [...]
THE RACIST WAR ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Bill Donohue In the Olympics, we know who the fastest runner is by who crosses the finish line first. But it is not that easy to determine who is the best ice skater or springboard [...]
PEDOPHILIA AND HOMOSEXUALITY REVISITED
Bill Donohue Bill Maher’s HBO show on May 31 featured a discussion between the host and filmmaker John Waters on the subject of Pope Francis and clergy sexual abuse. Waters, who is a homosexual and [...]
EVEN PLAYING DIRTY DIDN’T WORK
William A. Donohue "The Passion of the Christ" was not only a stunning artistic achievement for Mel Gibson, it was a great Lenten gift to Christians. But it didn't happen by chance. It happened because [...]
HOT BUTTON ISSUES MARK COLD WINTER
William A. Donohue This issue of Catalyst is not like any other. Normally, we run a series of articles that touch on anti-Catholicism and related issues. But this time we are featuring two very special items: "An [...]
THE TRIUMPH OF MEL GIBSON
William A. Donohue It all happened quite accidentally. On June 11, 2003, I was asked to debate Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center on the MSNBC show "Scarborough Country." The subject—the hullabaloo over [...]
WHY THE SCANDAL WILL CONTINUE
William A. Donohue The Boston Globe broke the story on the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in January 2002. Two years later, it is evident the scandal will not go away. Don't get me wrong—it [...]
THE CASE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE
William A. Donohue As a kid who grew up in New York in the 1950s, I had no idea what a homosexual was. There were a few effeminate boys, of course, but they were simply [...]
BISHOPS LISTEN TO THE LAITY
William A. Donohue Over the summer, five bishops from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in closed-door session with prominent Catholic men and women from the business community. Also in attendance were [...]
MALIGNING MEL GIBSON
William A. Donohue There are several reasons why Mel Gibson is under attack for his movie, "The Passion." But at bottom it all comes down to the fact that our secular elites have a hard [...]
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE AND RACIAL INEQUALITY
William A. Donohue Racial inequality will not be solved by rigging the educational system with affirmative action. But it may be solved if school vouchers were instituted nationwide. It is as unfortunate as it is [...]
IN DEFENSE OF SENATOR SANTORUM
William A. Donohue Senator Rick Santorum has been accused of many things lately, all of them false. He is a decent and honorable man who is not afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom on sexuality. [...]
DEMOCRATS, BLACKS, JEWS AND WOMEN: WHAT’S HAPPENED TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS?
William A. Donohue When asked about the most ennobling attributes of Democrats, African Americans, Jews and women, many would cite such things as their affinity for the least among us. These groups, it is said, [...]
Faith Leaders Call upon Republicans to Vote Against Same-Sex Marriage Bill: ‘Corrosive’ to Religious Freedom
Bill in the news (The Star News Network): “The 12 Republican senators who voted to codify same-sex marriage have unavoidably marginalized people of faith who hold to traditional biblical values,” Catholic League President Bill Donohue [...]
Battle for Catholic vote inflames Pa. governor’s race
Bill in the News (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette): Catholic League president Bill Donohue condemns Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro for misusing a grand grand jury report to score political points in his bid to become governor. READ MORE [...]
Catholic leader blasts human rights court for absolving feminist who ‘aborted’ Jesus on altar: ‘No legitimacy’
Bill in the news (Fox News): Bill Donohue, president of the New York-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, blasted the European high court for exhibiting "an animus against Catholicism" with its Oct. 13 opinion [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE: JOE BIDEN’S GENDER OBSESSION IS ‘BEYOND CREEPY’
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue said Monday that President Joe Biden’s full-bore backing of the transgender cause even for little children is “beyond creepy.” READ MORE HERE
Catholic League: Abortion Triggers ‘Hysteria’ for Democrats
Bill in the news (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue notes in an essay Wednesday that Democrats are not only “hysterical” about abortion, they are also lying about it. READ MORE HERE
Attacks on pro-life groups, churches continue after DOJ arrests pro-life activists: list
Bill in the news (Christian Post): Following Houck’s indictment, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights wrote a letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the leading Republican on the Senate Judiciary [...]
Catholic League Slam’s NEA’s ‘Malicious Falsification of American History’
Bill in the news (Breitbart): The NEA, which represents more than three million teachers and administrators, is a “decidedly left-wing organization,” Dr. Donohue notes in Thursday’s essay, and is “hyper-critical” of the United States and [...]
Catholic Leaders Weigh in on Upcoming, Busy Supreme Court Term
Catholic League in the News: The Catholic League's amicus brief is before the Supreme Court this term. READ MORE HERE
On-campus drag show blasted for mocking Catholic faith prompts investigation
Bill in the news (Catholic News Agency): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, a nonprofit Catholic civil rights organization, blasted the performance, calling it “indefensible.” In a letter to Oldham, he said the performer [...]
Catholic Group Calls for Probe of Justice Department Official for Anti-Religious Bias
Bill in the news (Daily Signal): Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, on Thursday sent a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz calling for an investigation of a [...]
Annual Reports
Activist
January 16 Madison, WI — The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted on its website the following question about the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court: "Are you aware that if nominee Samuel Alito is [...]
The Arts
February 2 New York, NY — The Forum Gallery displayed a painting titled "Bread Shine," which depicted several tiny figures engaged in sex acts beneath an industrial breadbox. A figure of Christ was attached to the [...]
Business / Workplace
March 10 Watonga, OK — A priest phoned and e-mailed the Catholic League to inform us that a prisoner at Diamondback Correctional Facility was suing the facility's parent company, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). The [...]
Cartoons
This cartoon by Domineck Scudera falsely accuses the pope of teaching hatred toward gays. (Philadelphia Gay News, December 29, 2006-January 4, 2007). Almost five years after the sex abuse scandal, some continue [...]
Education
January Shelburne, VT — A pamphlet from Child Lures Prevention that educates parents, teachers and students about violence against children included, as a symbol of hate, the Chi-Rho. Christians frequently use the Chi-Rho as a monogram [...]
Government
January 6 Tallahassee, FL — A Florida Supreme Court's 5-2 ruling ended the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which used public money to pay tuition for students who have left failing schools. The ruling ratified the anti-Catholic Blaine [...]
Media
BOOKS January 19 Raymond Khoury's novel The Last Templar was released. The novel is about a couple that tracks down the diaries of Jesus. The diaries reveal that Jesus' Resurrection, miracles and the idea of salvation are [...]
Pope’s critics unload
On September 12, Pope Benedict XVI lectured at the University of Regensburg in Germany. During this lecture, he quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor who said, "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, [...]
The War on Christmas
Activists: A curmudgeon in Warwick, New York, kicked up a fuss about a "Breakfast with Santa" fundraiser held each year by the PTA of Sanfordville Elementary School. One parent claimed that the popular fundraiser, which [...]
Miscellaneous
January 7 Yonkers, NY — Vandals shattered a five-foot-tall statue of St. Bartholomew in front of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church. The statue was valued at $2,500. January 8 Baton Rogue, LA — Six hundred crosses, erected by [...]
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PASSING THE PAPAL BATON
Bill Donohue The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday caught many as a surprise, though not as a shock. He definitely rebounded from the time he was hospitalized, but [...]
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SHOULD BE CENSURED
This letter explains why we want her censured. Contact Tom Rust, Staff Director House Ethics Committee: tom.rust@mail.house.gov April 21, 2025 Rep. Michael Guest Chairman House Ethics Committee 1015 Longworth House [...]
How Pope Francis’ history of criticizing Trump and embracing LGBTQ rights rankled conservative Catholics
Bill in the News (New York Post): Bill Donohue, president of the Manhattan-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, told The Post that Francis’s papacy will be eyed as [...]
Faith leaders reflect on Pope Francis’ death, papacy and lasting legacy: ‘Made his mark’
Bill in the News (Fox News): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, shared with Fox News Digital, "Catholics around the globe are mourning the death of Pope Francis. He [...]