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

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

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

The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

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

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 ...

Washington state's new law denying clergy an exemption for “privileged communication” for information disclosed during ...

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

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

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 ...