Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute ...

The warning comes after the state’s Democrat governor signs a law requiring clergy to report child abuse they hear about in ...

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting ...

A new law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson poses a danger to religious liberty and a sacred trust of ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

The Catholic bishops in Spokane and Seattle have told parishioners they will not fully comply with a new Washington law that ...

A priest cannot violate his mission to reconcile sinners to God through the sacrament of confession without imperiling his own soul.

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...