Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on new guidelines for private schools in New York State: There is a proper, but limited, role for government in seeing to it that private schools meet certain academic standards. This is not controversial. Problems begin, however, when oversight slides into meddling. For private schools in New York State, this [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue invited University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Ronald Rychlak to address a serious issue at the United Nations. Professor Rychlak has lectured and authored works on Cardinal Stepinac; has written eight books; is a past honoree at the U.S. Holocaust Museum for his work on inter-faith dialogue; is an advisor [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the January 29 edition of the TNT show, "The Alienist": On last night's edition of "The Alienist," there was an exchange between a priest and a doctor—the latter is the wizard, of course—that was priceless. The scene is set in the 1890s in New York City. After some horny [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a demand that Catholic hospitals be made illegal: An editorial in today's New York Times posits a conflict between religion and healthcare, abortion being the main focus. "Freedom of religion is essential—and so is access to health care," it says. It should have stopped there. Instead, the editorial says [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is asking the House and Senate Subcommittees of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies—the unit of the Appropriations Committees that oversees the National Endowment for the Arts—to conduct a probe of the NEA for violating its own funding guidelines. To read it, click here.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has written to the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts about funding a grantee that is hosting "Jerry Springer: The Opera." To read it click here. Contact NEA Chairman Dr. Jane Chu: chairman@arts.gov
Catholic League president Bill Donohue sent this letter to President Donald Trump today regarding yesterday's press conference on the National Endowment for the Arts.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on how opponents reacted to several new religious freedom initiatives: The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took several welcome steps last week to roll back Obama era policies that undermined the conscience rights and religious freedom of health care providers. The effectiveness of these initiatives can [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an anti-Christian play that previews on January 23: On January 23, "Jerry Springer: The Opera," a New Group production, will preview at the Pershing Square Signature Center, an off-Broadway venue. That morning, at 9:30 a.m., I will hold a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher's Friday night show: HBO chief Richard Plepler refuses to sanction Bill Maher, even though he was deluged with a petition in November by outraged Catholics protesting Maher's bigotry. Maher gives most demographic groups a pass, but is pathologically obsessed in his determination to slander all priests. His [...]
