DID IRISH NUNS STARVE KIDS TO DEATH?
On Saturday, March 11, Bill Donohue will appear on CNN’s “Smerconish” between 9 a.m. ET and 10 a.m. ET
to discuss recent comments made by the pope.
DID IRISH NUNS STARVE KIDS TO DEATH?
Bill Donohue comments on accusations made on March 7 by Ireland's Prime Minister, Enda Kenny: The insanity over the "mass grave" story in Tuam has now reached a fever pitch. The Irish Prime Minister, Enda [...]
MARXIST LED PROTEST AGAINST IRISH NUNS
Bill Donohue comments on a protest of Irish nuns on March 10: The lunacy behind the Tuam "mass grave" story continues to mount. On March 10, outside the Bon Secours Hospital in Renmore, demonstrators will [...]
“MASS GRAVE” HOAX WIDELY REPORTED
Bill Donohue comments on how the media have covered the Tuam, Ireland "mass grave" story: No media outlet has done a more consistently accurate job reporting the "mass grave" story than the New York Times. [...]
THE DUNCES AT IRISH CENTRAL
Bill Donohue comments on the accuracy of Irish Central: Irish Central employs dunces. Here's the latest proof. Cahir O'Doherty likes to write boilerplate stories, and as a result his ability to get facts straight is [...]
WHY IRELAND’S “MASS GRAVE” STORY IS A HOAX
Bill Donohue comments on why Ireland's "mass grave" story is a hoax: The big news about the discovery of a "mass grave" outside the Mother and Baby Home run by the Bon Secours Sisters in [...]
IRELAND’S “MASS GRAVES” STORY IS FAKE NEWS
Bill Donohue comments on news stories that Catholic nuns in Ireland housed a mass grave of babies: It was a lie in 2014 and it is a lie in 2017. There is no evidence of [...]
TRUMP CHAMPIONS EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY
Bill Donohue comments on President Trump's visit today to a Catholic school in Florida: Unlike President Obama, who opposed giving poor blacks the same right that he and Michelle exercised by enrolling their children in [...]
GAY ACTIVISTS EXPLOIT ASH WEDNESDAY
Bill Donohue comments on gays who exploited Ash Wednesday: Gay activists can't even commemorate Ash Wednesday without drawing attention to themselves. That is why many accessed ashes mixed with purple glitter yesterday; approximately 150 participating [...]
TRUMP GOES MUTE ON MORAL ISSUES
Bill Donohue comments on President Trump's address to the Congress: President Trump raised everyone's expectations by delivering a powerful speech last night outlining his agenda for defense, jobs, infrastructure, healthcare, education, immigration, and other policy [...]
ABC’S “WHEN WE RISE” MOCKS CATHOLICS
Bill Donohue comments on last night's first episode of the Disney/ABC miniseries, "When We Rise": Catholics in America make up about 25 percent of the population. Yet when it comes to negative stereotypes of religion, [...]
TRUMP WILL BE RELIGION-FRIENDLY
From The President's Desk William A. Donohue January/February 2017 Issue of Catalyst None of the three biggest vote getters in the primaries—Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders—are known for their deeply rooted religious convictions. [...]
THE EGGHEADS BLEW IT
William A. Donohue I tweeted the following on November 4. "Bill Kristol, who has been wrong all along, now says Hillary will win bigger than Obama did in 2012. My takeaway—it's good news for Trump." [...]
WOMEN’S MORAL DESCENT
William A. Donohue In every society throughout history, young men have been the most violent, risk-taking, promiscuous, and reckless segment of society. If men have been the most morally destitute, women have been, or at [...]
SOROS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization [...]
POLITICALLY HOMELESS CATHOLICS
William A. Donohue Historically, the Republican Party has been associated with Protestants, and the Democrats have been the choice of Catholics. "From the 1840s, when Democratic ward-heelers greeted the first great waves of Catholic immigrants [...]
MOTHER TERESA’S FAILED CRITICS
William A. Donohue On September 4, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Mother Teresa will be canonized. Already a saint in the eyes of most persons, regardless of religion, she is clearly deserving of this [...]
LOOKING BACK
July 1 marks my 23rd anniversary as president of the Catholic League. As such, now is a good time to reflect on our record. One of the raps on the Catholic League has been that [...]
JUSTIFYING ANTI-CATHOLICISM
William A. Donohue Anti-Zionists often say they are not opposed to Jews, just the Israeli state. Some are telling the truth, but others are lying. Similarly, hyper-critics of Catholicism often say they are anti-clerical, but [...]
THE NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED
William A. Donohue Virtually everyone I know is sick and tired of the presidential debates, and it matters not a whit whether the person is a Republican or a Democrat. The general consensus is that [...]
CATHOLIC COMPLACENCY
About a year ago, I was asked by a staffer for Tom Monaghan (of Domino's Pizza fame) to speak at the 2016 Legatus conference. He was upset that Catholics are too complacent; he wanted me [...]
Tuam mass baby grave again dismissed as ‘fake news’ by Catholic League’s Bill Donohue
Bill in the news: International Business Times A leading US-based conservative civil rights campaigner has once again dismissed reports that remains of hundreds of babies and infants found in a sewage chamber at a home [...]
Gay Activists Wore Purple Glitter Crosses to Exploit Ash Wednesday
Bill in the news: CNSNews Gay activists can't even commemorate Ash Wednesday without drawing attention to themselves. That is why many accessed ashes mixed with purple glitter yesterday; approximately 150 participating clergy in several cities [...]
ABC Mocks Catholics in ‘When We Rise’ Miniseries
Bill in the news: CNSNews Catholics in America make up about 25 percent of the population. Yet when it comes to negative stereotypes of religion, Hollywood targets us almost 100 percent of the time. Nowhere [...]
Trump’s missing agenda in Congress speech? Moral issues
Bill in the news: Religion News Service And at least one religious conservative, the Catholic League’s William Donohue, ripped Trump for going “mute on moral issues.” “The problem with Trump’s speech is that it only [...]
Trump Mute on Moral Issues
Bill in the news: Newsmax The fight for religious exemptions, as a cornerstone of religious liberty, is being waged with ferocity across the nation. One might have thought that a president, who has floated a [...]
Trump Mute on Moral Issues
Bill in the news: CNSNews President Trump raised everyone's expectations by delivering a powerful speech last night outlining his agenda for defense, jobs, infrastructure, healthcare, education, immigration, and other policy matters. But he said not [...]
Multiculturalism Run Amuck at Georgetown: What’s Wrong with Slavery and Rape?
Bill in the news: CNSNews The fruit from this decayed tree is now apparent. Georgetown now employs a tenured professor who defends slavery and rape, provided the slavemasters and rapists are Muslims. This is apparently [...]
Illustrious Catholic Scholar Michael Novak Dies at 83
Bill in the news: Breitbart As Catholic League president Bill Donohue noted, “Michael Novak was more than a brilliant and dedicated Catholic, his range of scholarship was astounding.” “Theologian, sociologist, economist, political scientist — he [...]
Bill Donohue Reacts to Death of Catholic Philosopher Michael Novak
Bill in the news: Newsmax Catholic League president Bill Donohue praised Novak in a statement. "Michael Novak was more than a brilliant and dedicated Catholic, his range of scholarship was astounding," Donohue said. "Theologian, sociologist, [...]
A Militant Secular Agenda Is Being Imposed on Americans
From Bill's latest article at CNSnews.com On February 16, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold a hearing on "The State of Religious Liberty in America." Hopefully, it will accelerate [...]
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 [...]
DONOHUE’S ROLE IN FBI-WEINER PROBE
Bill Donohue comments on his role in the FBI probe of Anthony Weiner: Two months ago to the day, I asked for an investigation of Anthony Weiner on suspicion of sexually abusing his four-year-old child, [...]
MOTHER TERESA EARNED SAINTHOOD
Bill Donohue explains why Mother Teresa deserves sainthood: On September 4, Blessed Mother Teresa will forever be known as Saint Mother Teresa. I know of no one in my lifetime, save for Saint John Paul [...]
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 [...]
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, 1998-2016
Bill Maher's History of Anti-Catholicism, 1998-2016 CATHOLIC LEAGUE For Religious and Civil Rights June 27, 2016, "Real Time with Bill Maher," [HBO] Maher: Here is what he said on Friday night in front of his compliant [...]
Annual Reports
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
Bill Donohue Twenty years ago, I wrote that "the most invidious form of anti-Catholicism is that which emanates from elite circles." I also noted that "there is also a brand of anti-Catholicism that comes from [...]
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 [...]
Most Shared Posts
DID IRISH NUNS STARVE KIDS TO DEATH?
Bill Donohue comments on accusations made on March 7 by Ireland's Prime Minister, Enda Kenny: The insanity over the "mass grave" story in Tuam has now reached a fever pitch. [...]
MARXIST LED PROTEST AGAINST IRISH NUNS
Bill Donohue comments on a protest of Irish nuns on March 10: The lunacy behind the Tuam "mass grave" story continues to mount. On March 10, outside the Bon Secours [...]
“MASS GRAVE” HOAX WIDELY REPORTED
Bill Donohue comments on how the media have covered the Tuam, Ireland "mass grave" story: No media outlet has done a more consistently accurate job reporting the "mass grave" story [...]
Tuam mass baby grave again dismissed as ‘fake news’ by Catholic League’s Bill Donohue
Bill in the news: International Business Times A leading US-based conservative civil rights campaigner has once again dismissed reports that remains of hundreds of babies and infants found in a [...]