PLAYING THE RELIGION CARD
Bill Donohue It is true that we can never truly know what is in another person’s heart, but when a politician makes his religion a central aspect of his public persona, yet pursues policies that [...]
CHURCH INVASIONS ARE NOTHING NEW
Bill Donohue The invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota rightly triggered a visceral response on the part of people across religious communities. These Nazi-like tactics have also taken place in Catholic churches and [...]
NON-ACCOUNTABILITY DEFINES OUR CULTURE
Bill Donohue Many children enjoy testing adults, whether at home or in school; they like to see what they can get away with. If there are few consequences for acting out, it’s a sure bet [...]
NOTRE DAME’S PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE
Bill Donohue The University of Notre Dame is not only one of America’s best institutions of higher education, it is also seen, for the most part, as an authentically Catholic institution. That is why it [...]
NYC HOUSES OF WORSHIP NEED PROTECTION
Bill Donohue Houses of worship need enhanced protection these days from anti-religious bigots. In recent times, virtually every major religion has had some of their houses of worship vandalized or invaded. Moreover, congregants have been [...]
WHO ARE THESE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ANYWAY?
Bill Donohue They really are different. They are not like the rest of us. A recent Gallup poll sheds some light on this phenomenon. In 2012, only 3.5 percent of Americans identified as lesbian, gay, [...]
ENDING THE ABA’S INCLUSION TRAP
Kyle Nazareth In January, Texas and Florida took bold steps that could reshape legal education nationwide by ending the American Bar Association’s (ABA) role as the sole gatekeeper for bar admission. These decisions mark the [...]
MEDIA BIAS MARKS STORY OF TRANS KILLERS
Bill Donohue Major media outlets, with rare exception, are engaged in a massive cover-up of the identity of transgender shooters in Canada and Rhode Island. They don’t want the public to conclude the obvious: those [...]
Conservative Media Embrace Transgender Language
Michael P. McDonald The AP Style Guide sets the tone for both print and electronic media, even conservative outlets are impacted. Consider what the AP Style Guide has to say on the matter of transgender [...]
CHRISTIANITY IN THE CROSSHAIRS
Bill Donohue Christianity in the Crosshairs is available from TAN Books at tanbooks.com. Type the name of the book in the search engine at the top of the page and get 50% off with the [...]
LYING ABOUT LATE-TERM ABORTIONS
William A. Donohue Most Americans want abortion legal but restricted. Most but not all. There are some who favor abortion unlimited—for any reason and at time of gestation. The media will tell you this isn't [...]
FBI SOURCES ON CATHOLIC CHURCH ARE FOUL
William A. Donohue The FBI spy operation on Catholics has nothing to do with dissident Catholics—the focus is 100 percent on those Catholics who are "pro-life," "pro-family," and who "support the biological basis for sex [...]
CHRISTMAS IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE
William A. Donohue Almost all Americans (9 in 10) celebrate Christmas, and the majority (7 in 10) are Christian. So it should not be controversial to celebrate a holiday that is central to our country's [...]
POPE WELCOMES CATHOLIC DISSIDENTS
William A. Donohue On October 17, Pope Francis welcomed Catholic dissidents who have previously been condemned by U.S. cardinals and bishops. He met for almost an hour with Sister Jeannine Gramick, who, along with Fr. [...]
HATING #1
William A. Donohue The United States is the richest and most powerful nation on earth. New York City is largely regarded as the number-one international city. The New York Yankees have the most World Series [...]
SOCIAL CONSERVATISM IS REBOUNDING
William A. Donohue This article originally appeared in The American Spectator on July 3, 2023. It was just a matter of time. Decent Americans have had a radical race and LGBT agenda shoved in their [...]
30 YEARS AND COUNTING
William A. Donohue July 1 marked my 30th year as president and CEO of the Catholic League. Bernadette Brady-Egan, our vice president, celebrated her 28th anniversary on the same day. We've had a good run, [...]
50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER WAS A HIT
William A. Donohue On April 27, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Catholic League at the New York Athletic Club. In attendance was the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Bishop Peter Byrne, [...]
WHY I WROTE WAR ON VIRTUE
William A. Donohue War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class is Killing the American Dream is a book I had to get off my chest. To be blunt, I am seething mad at the smug, [...]
CELEBRATING OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY
William A. Donohue Fr. Virgil Blum founded the Catholic League in April 1973. On April 27, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary. Fr. Blum was a Jesuit professor of political science at Marquette University, and [...]
Catholic leaders respond to President Trump over AI image of himself as pope
Bill in the News (Catholic News Agency): In a news release, Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, called the image “dumb, but not bigoted.” “What Trump did was silly, but it was hardly [...]
Bill Donohue to Newsmax: Next Pope Must Clear Up Confusion Left by Francis
Bill in the News (Newsmax): Donohue emphasized that "when people see that, they say, Wait a minute — can we get rid of this confusion, can we get some clarity here? Because we need a [...]
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 a “net minus” because of [...]
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 touched millions of the faithful, [...]
Why Do Leftists Still Love Masks?
Bill in the News (American Spectator): Today, four percent of Americans still wear masks when going to stores and other businesses. Who are they? A recent Pew Research survey revealed that they are mostly Democrats. [...]
Paul Kengor: The ACLU’s religious ignorance
Bill in the News (TribLIVE): The ACLU of Massachusetts is challenging a decision by the city of Quincy to erect two statues of Catholic saints outside the public safety building. The saints are Florian and [...]
‘Hot Jesus’: Northwestern class is ‘anti-Christian bigotry,’ Catholic leader says
Bill in the News (The College Fix): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, criticized the course in a statement given to The Fix. He also shared with The Fix [...]
ACLU sues West Virginia for grant to Catholic trades college
Bill in the News (The College Fix): “In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students who attended religious schools (in this instance they were Catholic schools) could receive public [...]
The Two Sides of the Dallas Charter
Bill in the News (First Things): .... At the same time, Donohue is fully aware of the damage that the Charter’s implementation has wrought on Catholic priests in the United States: “The average detainee in [...]
Montana bill would jail priests for 5 years if they refuse to violate seal of confession
Bill in the News (LIFESITE): “There is not a scintilla of evidence that child abusers are confessing their sins to Catholic priests,” Donohue stated. “Indeed, it strains credulity to argue that a person who is [...]
Special Reports
MEDICAL PROFESSION BOWS TO TRANSGENDERISM: PARTS I & II
To read how medical journals and associations have adopted the politics of transgenderism, click here. To read Part I, click here.
Catholic League Campaign Against The Dodgers
To read the special report on the Catholic League's campaign against the LA Dodgers click here.
SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE
Bill Donohue (A timeline of anti-Catholic actions committed by these bigots) 1979: This was the beginning of the Sisters. In San Francisco’s Castro District three men dressed in traditional nun’s habit walked the streets. One [...]
Sexualizing Children in Schools
This report by the Catholic League shows beyond a doubt how morally corrupt many of our public schools have become. Perversely, it is not suitable to read by the very audience that is being targeted. [...]
SURVEY OF CATHOLICS IS MOSTLY PROMISING
Bill Donohue The Catholic League commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to do a national survey of Catholics. From September 3-12, they polled 800 Catholics in an online survey. What follows is an abbreviated analysis of what [...]
CHURCH VANDALISM
Over the past few years, beginning with the urban riots that took place in 2020, there was a rash of anti-Catholic crimes across the nation. Monuments were destroyed, iconic statues were bludgeoned, gravesites were desecrated, [...]
COLUMBUS BASHING IS UNWARRANTED
In recognition of Columbus Day, we are offering a three-part series on this subject. In the first part we will address the origins of the assault on Columbus. In the second part, we will offer [...]
TRANSGENDER REPORTS ARE STARTLING
Bill Donohue Now that the new school year is upon us, it is important for parents to understand how the sexual engineers in education are trying to program students into accepting gender ideology. To that [...]
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S POLICIES: DEPARTURES FROM CATHOLIC TEACHINGS
This is an ongoing documentation of President Biden's policies that clash with Catholic teachings. January 9, 2024—The Biden administration rescinded a 2019 Trump administration rule that provided conscience protections to doctors and health care providers [...]
REPORT SENT TO BISHOPS ON BIDEN’S POLICY DEPARTURES
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Catholic League report: We have prepared a report, "President Biden's Policies: Departures from Catholic Teachings," that outlines many instances where his decision-making on important moral issues is [...]
Annual Reports
PREFACE
By any index, we had a very good year in 2015. That is largely due to our employees, and to our members who make it happen. We are fortunate to have a very competent staff. [...]
Executive Summary
The Catholic event of the year—at least for Americans—was also the Catholic League event of the year, namely, the pope's historic visit to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. Pope Francis electrified the nation, [...]
Activist Organizations
January In 2013, Rebecca Randles, an attorney who works with supreme Catholic-suing lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, sued Bill Donohue and the Catholic League for allegedly libeling a man who had made accusations against a priest in [...]
The Arts
March Grants Pass, OR – Jim Ingraham's picture was selected as the Caveman Camera Club's image of the month for March. Given the theme of "contradiction,'' Ingraham shot a photograph he titled "Bad Nun." The [...]
Charlie Hebdo Controversy
A week into the new year saw the horrible death of 12 people, most of whom worked at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo; a police officer was among the dead. The weekly publication is [...]
Education
February 9 Yulee, FL – A student at Yulee High School ended the school's morning announcement with "God Bless America." This caused the American Humanist Association to contact the school and the Nassau County School [...]
Government
February 3 Gresham, OR – The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found Aaron and Melissa Klein, who run a bakery, guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple [...]
Media
October 2 Roseburg, OR – Here is what Chris Harper-Mercer said to his victims just before he killed them at Umpqua Community College: "Are you Christian?" After they stood up he said, "Good, because you're [...]
Papal Visit
The most historic Catholic event of the year was Pope Francis' visit to the United States. While it occasioned much goodwill, and overall very fair media coverage, there were some notable exceptions. A selection will be [...]
The War on Christmas
The animus against Christmas manifests itself in a myriad of ways, and 2015 was no exception. The anti-Christmas bigots from the Freedom From Religion Foundation threatened a lawsuit against a small Minnesota town because it [...]
Most Shared Posts
CHURCH INVASION IN ST. PAUL; WE RESPOND WITH VIGOR
The church invasion that took place at Cities Church on January 18 in St. Paul, Minnesota was a flagrant violation of constitutional law, federal law and common decency. It is [...]
RUSSELL SHAW R.I.P.
Russell Shaw, a prolific Catholic spokesman and author, has died at the age of 90. He was the former Secretary for Public Affairs of the National Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic [...]
NORMALIZING OBSCENITIES
A Catholic League staffer was recently having dinner with friends at a New York steakhouse when she witnessed a table of several mature women talking loudly, some of whom were [...]
JUSTIFYING THE CHURCH INVASION
Prominent Politicians Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (MN-D) He called the arrest of those who invaded the church a "gross abuse of power." Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-D) Omar condemned the arrests [...]
