Eight young adult pilgrims called 'Perpetual Pilgrims' will accompany the Blessed Sacrament for the 3,300-mile mile trek this ...

At the time, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles termed the proposal “a threat to the sacrament of confession that would have denied the right to confidential confessions to priests and tens ...

“For the government to require priests to report any instance of sex abuse that they learn about through the sacrament of confession would directly violate the core of the sacrament and its ...

We've had policies on our books for decades requiring our priests to report abuse when they come to knowledge of it, except within the seal of the sacrament of confession. RELATED: Washington ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A new Washington law making all clergy mandatory reporters, signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson last week, is facing pushback after the Archdiocese of Seattle released a ...

priests cannot comply with this law if the knowledge of abuse is obtained during the Sacrament of Reconciliation,” the Archdiocese of Seattle said in a statement. “Catholic clergy may not ...

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. “He should ...

Catholic bishops in Washington state are rejecting a new law that requires clergy to report child sexual abuse revealed during the sacrament of confession—setting up a constitutional clash ...

The new law does not make room for an exemption if knowledge of the suspected abuse comes to light through the Catholic sacrament of confession. “While we remain committed to protecting minors ...

The Catholic bishops in Spokane and Seattle have told parishioners they will not fully comply with a new Washington law that requires clergy to report sexual abuse to police, similar to teachers ...