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

Democrat state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about during ...

Discover why the DOJ is investigating Washington's clergy reporting law and its implications on civil rights and religious ...

If the law requiring clergy to report abuse were in place years ago, the epidemic of child sexual abuse could have been ...

The Catholic Church is against a new law that was pushed through by Democrats requiring priests to break the confidentiality ...

Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

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

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 ...

This bill protects Washingtonians from abuse and harm,” said Gov. Bob Ferguson, who is Catholic. “Protecting our kids first ...