NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A scheduled New York event meant to honor Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "obscene," Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Monday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- British author Philip Pullman is an atheist, but denies a religious group's claims he is trying to recruit children to adopt his beliefs through his books.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Britney Spears has incurred the wrath of the New York-based Catholic League for album cover art that shows her cozying up to what appears to be a priest.

NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI) -- A New York hotel has canceled the Holy Week exhibit of a 6-foot tall nude chocolate Jesus, following a burst of protest.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The Catholic League called for an investigation into whether "Hounddog," shown at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, broke federal child pornography laws.