Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops ...

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the United States, ...

New Washington State law asks clergy to report child abuse heard in confession. Opponents say it's violating the Constitution.

A. Confession is the telling of our sins to a duly authorized priest, for the purpose of obtaining forgiveness. Q. 777. ... for the Sacrament of. Penance, besides forgiving sin, ...

The Department of Justice is suing the state of Washington over a law that compels priests to reveal certain information they ...

During the signing ceremony, Ferguson, who was raised Catholic, said he was “very familiar” with the sacrament of confession. Well, he might want to brush up on his catechism.

“Confession, or ‘Reconciliation’ as it is usually termed today, is an ecclesial sacrament, always private, celebrated with a penitent and a priest who has been authorized by the Church to ...

This is not because priests desire to facilitate or overlook abuse, but because of the nature of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In this sacrament, the priest is acting “in persona Christi ...

“Confession, or ‘Reconciliation’ as it is usually termed today, is an ecclesial sacrament, always private, celebrated with a penitent and a priest who has been authorized by the Church to ...

Regarding John J. Miller’s review of “For I Have Sinned” (Books, March 1), I date my lapse from Catholicism to a priest’s too-forgiving reaction to a confession I made at age 14.

A priest with Southeast Texas ties is offering to cover the cost of funerals for the parent of any Texas Hill Country flood ...