2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
The Catholic League’s 2025 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.
MEET MAMDANI’S INAUGURAL STAFF
Unsurprisingly, in-coming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stacked his inaugural committee with hard-core leftists, many of whom have no use for Catholics and Jews. Here’s a look at some of his choice picks. [...]
MAMDANI TEAM BEARS WATCHING
After Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race, he chose quite a number of people to work on his transition team. This is a list of some of his more prominent appointees, many [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Bill Donohue This Christmas we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of our nativity scene in Central Park. I vividly remember, as do Bernadette Brady-Egan, our VP, and Alex Mejia, our Director of Data Services, what [...]
CHRISTMAS IN AN ANTI-FAMILY ECONOMY
Kyle Nazareth As Catholics prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, America faces record-low marriage and birth rates that expose the anti-family biases embedded in secular culture. Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family [...]
CARDINAL DOLAN WILL BE MISSED
Bill Donohue It is an understatement to say that the Catholic League will miss Cardinal Timothy Dolan—he is a very special man. He always fought for justice, and his amiable character won the applause of [...]
MENORAH PULLED FROM CO-OP LOBBY—AGAIN!
Bill Donohue The attempt to discriminate against Christians at a cooperative apartment complex in Westchester County, New York failed. Those who run the cooperative allowed the display of a menorah in the common area, but [...]
JIMMY LAI “FOUND” GUILTY
Bill Donohue Catholic human rights champion, Jimmy Lai, has been “found” guilty by a three-judge Hong Kong court—there was no jury—of conspiring to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. The 78-year old [...]
CENSORING CHRISTMAS IN KANSAS CITY
The City Manager in Kansas City, Missouri has banned the display of a crèche and a menorah in City Hall. To read Bill Donohue’s letter to him, click here. Contact City Manager Mario Vasquez: Mario.Vasquez@kcmo.org
JOY REID INVENTS RACISM
Bill Donohue Nothing hurts the cause of fighting racism more than false accusations of it. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of people who claim to have found racism where none exists; higher education is loaded [...]
THE REAL WHITE-BLACK DIVIDE
What separates whites and blacks the most these days is not race or class, it's religion. But don't expect to hear this from commentators or scholars. That's because most of them are well-educated white people, [...]
MEDIA MAKE UP DIRT THEY CANNOT FIND
A recent NBC poll of Catholics who work for the Church found that 64 percent do not believe the media have been fair in their coverage of the clergy sexual abuse scandal. If you want [...]
GEORGETOWN’S PITIFUL CONFERENCE ON ABUSE
William A. Donohue In November, a report was released based on the proceedings of a Georgetown University event that took place in June. Titled, "National Convening on Lay Leadership for a Wounded Church and Divided [...]
JOURNALISTIC MALPRACTICE
William A. Donohue In early October, within a period of 24 hours, two prominent secular media outlets, and one prominent religious media outlet, ran stories on the Catholic Church that were classic examples of journalistic [...]
MISSOURI AG PLAYS POLITICS
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has issued a 185-page report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church committed by priests, deacons, seminarians, and nuns. The Attorney General's office reviewed more than 2,000 files on priests [...]
ROOT CAUSE OF MASS SHOOTINGS IS ROOTLESSNESS
When the two mass shootings took place in August, it was distressing to listen to all the chatter about Republicans and Democrats being blamed for what happened. Most of the talk is pure bunk. At [...]
CLERGY ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS MEDIA INFLUENCE
William A. Donohue The Pew Research Center released the findings of a new survey recently on Catholic clergy sexual abuse. Most were predictable, but some were not. The survey found that 8 in 10 Americans [...]
HOW MUCH DO I OWE OPRAH?
Many Democrats running for president endorse reparations to African Americans because their ancestors were enslaved. Before we go any further, I want to know how much I owe Oprah. The idea of reparations for African [...]
BENEDICT XVI ANALYZES ROOTS OF THE SCANDAL
William A. Donohue Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has released a lengthy essay on the roots of clergy sexual abuse that is illuminating and courageous. It is illuminating because he shows how forces inside and outside [...]
WHY I WROTE COMMON SENSE CATHOLICISM
William A. Donohue When I was in the Air Force, in the late 1960s, I became interested in politics. It was a turbulent time, and this was certainly true of California, where I was stationed. [...]
Family Policy Matters
Bill in the News (Family Policy Matters): This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Bill Donohue, president of Catholic League and author of Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our [...]
The Drew Mariani Show
Bill in the News (The Drew Mariani Show): Bill discusses his new book, Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis, with Drew Mariani. Bill's segment begins at (28:53). To listen, click here.
Catholic League president reacts to push to nix tax-exempt status: We will not be deterred
Bill in the News (The Christian Post): The president of a prominent Catholic advocacy group is striking back at an atheist legal organization that has called for the IRS to remove its tax-exempt status. The [...]
Bill Donohue to Newsmax: Biblical, Secular Views Clash in Society
Bill in the News (Newsmax): Bill discusses his new book "Cultural Meltdown" on Newsmax TV's "America Right Now." To watch, click here.
“The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”
Bill Donohue addresses the controversy surrounding the opening ceremonies at the Olympics. To watch, click here.
A Catholic League White House Plea Set Pornchai Moontri Free
Bill in the News (Beyond These Stone Walls): January 2021: In the last days of President Trump’s first term in office, a petition by Catholic League President Bill Donohue led to Pornchai Moontri’s freedom. READ [...]
Catholic League President Bill Donohue Pens Letter to IOC Over Mockery of Christianity
Bill in the News (The Dom Giordano Program): Dom welcomes Catholic League President Bill Donohue back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss the vulgar and blasphemous opening ceremony performance at the Olympics in Paris, [...]
‘SHE FLUNKED’: Catholic League President Calls Kamala ‘DEI Hire’
Bill in the News (TrendingPolitics): Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, came out on Thursday and stated that he believes the only reason Vice President Kamala Harris got the Democratic Party presidential nomination in [...]
CATHOLIC LEAGUE: KAMALA HARRIS WAS CLEARLY A ‘DEI HIRE’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): Catholic League president Bill Donohue pointed out Thursday that Kamala Harris got the nod as President Joe Biden’s VP because she was a black woman, which is the very definition [...]
FAITH GROUPS BLAST KAMALA HARRIS FOR HER ‘ANTI-CATHOLIC BIGOTRY’
Bill in the News (Breitbart): For his part, Catholic League president Bill Donohue chronicled Harris’ unbroken string of actions targeting religious believers and Catholics in particular, especially regarding abortion and LGBTQI issues. Among her more [...]
Special Reports
SNAP IMPLODES
Bill Donohue The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) has been sued before, and while it has been hurt by those filings, the latest one suggests the end is near. It can't come [...]
BBC, CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Bill Donohue has written an in-depth analysis of sexual abuse at the BBC, and the BBC’s coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. He explains the similarities and dissimilarities, focusing on why the scandals [...]
When the Pope Tried to Kill Hitler
Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler by Mark Riebling Basic Books, New York, 2015 375 pages, $29.99. Ronald J. Rychlak Pope Pius XII and the Nazis: far too many writers have wandered [...]
SHINING THE LIGHT ON “SPOTLIGHT”
Bill Donohue The movie "Spotlight" is bound to spark more conversation about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, much of what the American public knows about this issue is derived from the [...]
POPE FRANCIS QUOTES ON KEY ISSUES
Abortion "It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb." "A pregnant woman isn't carrying a toothbrush in her belly, or a tumor…We are [...]
MEDIA GUIDE TO PHONY CATHOLIC GROUPS
To read how these 15 dissident organizations are falsely marketing themselves as truly Catholic entities, click here.
The Noble Legacy of Fr. Serra
To read Bill Donohue's booklet, "The Noble Legacy of Fr. Serra," click here.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE SURVEY OF CATHOLICS
Bill Donohue Editor's note: Survey research is an area of study pioneered by sociologists. This explains why Bill Donohue made recommendations and crafted some of the questions. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from New [...]
Bill Maher’s History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2025
Bill Maher's History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2025 CATHOLIC LEAGUE For Religious and Civil Rights April 25, 2025, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” [HBO] On his HBO show Maher discussed how some conservatives were criticizing Pope Francis [...]
DISSIDENTS TARGET BISHOP DEWANE
Dissident lay Catholics in Southwest Florida, along with some priests, have declared war on Bishop Frank Dewane. He is the Bishop of Venice and is by all accounts a loyal son of the Church. Which [...]
Annual Reports
WAR ON CHRISTMAS
The annual "War on Christmas" continued in 2014 with both sides having achieved roughly the same number of wins and losses. This is certainly an improvement over the days when the anti-Christmas side appeared to [...]
MISCELLANEOUS
January 23 Vineland, NJ – Religious statues at two parishes, located two miles apart, were vandalized in the middle of the night. At Sacred Heart Church, the outstretched arms of baby Jesus were broken off, [...]
PREFACE
We had another roller-coaster ride in 2013, witnessing many impressive victories, and enduring some recalcitrant anti-Catholic offenders. As usual, we were forced to move quickly, jumping from one fire to another. But that's the fun [...]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The biggest Catholic story of 2013 was seeing Pope Benedict XVI pass the baton to Pope Francis. Our new pontiff wasted no time becoming a media superstar, and by the year's end, he was on [...]
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
January 2 – October 16 Jackson, OH – The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) demanded that an Ohio school district remove a depiction of Jesus Christ that hung in the "Hall of Honor" in Jackson [...]
THE ARTS
January 8 West Hollywood, CA – Artist Bronwyn Lundberg exploited Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" to promote celebrity lesbians. The depiction showed Ellen DeGeneres as Jesus and included Wanda Sykes and Rosie O'Donnell, among [...]
PAPAL TRANSFER
To see the ad, "LEAD US, HOLY FATHER," that appeared on the op-ed page of the April 15, 2013 edition of the New York Times, click here. Attacks on the pope are a staple of anti-Catholicism. [...]
EDUCATION
January 22 Troy, AL – A professor at Troy University unveiled his artwork exploiting the Virgin Mary to make a political statement about HB 56, a 2011 anti-illegal immigration law. The Virgin Mary was depicted [...]
GOVERNMENT
January 23 – March 23 Denver, CO – On January 23, Colorado's State Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a civil unions bill. In 2006, the people of Colorado said no to gay marriage. In [...]
MEDIA
The following entries are examples of media duplicity or deception. February 13 – 15 ABC News ran a story about a Catholic official from Purcell Marian High School who was fired for rejecting Catholic teachings [...]
Most Shared Posts
CHINESE COMMUNISTS PUNISH JIMMY LAI
Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old British citizen and convert to Catholicism, was sentenced in Hong Kong on February 9 to twenty years in prison for protesting human rights abuses in China. [...]
MAMDANI MILKS “ISLAMOPHOBIA”
Bill Donohue There is nothing phobic about disliking someone, unless it is wholly irrational. For example, lots of people dislike New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and with good reason: [...]
Why Mamdani Mentioned Palestinians in His St. Patrick’s Day Message
Bill in the News (New York Times): “Bill Donohue…criticized the mayor, who is Muslim, saying he had turned a St. Patrick’s Day message into ‘a radical Muslim rant.'" READ MORE [...]
Christians in the Crosshairs (with Bill Donohue)
Bill in the News (The Right Take With Mark Tapson): Bill Donohue discusses his new book Christianity in the Crosshairs: Ruling Class and Radicals Find a Common Enemy on "The Right [...]
