The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

Bob Ferguson on Friday signed a controversial state law that requires priests to report child abuse to authorities even if they learn of it during the sacrament of confession. The measure ...

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 ...

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 ...

sent a letter to the governor and called the mandate a “legislative attack on the Catholic Church and its sacrament of confession, a religious practice ordained by the Catholic Church dating ...

Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect to authorities, even if that knowledge arises during the sacrament of confession. It has outraged many ...

It does not offer exceptions to clergy learning this information through the sacrament of confession - a practice in the Catholic Church where members voluntarily tell their sins to a priest for ...

“I want to assure you that your shepherds, bishop and priests, are committed to keeping the seal of confession – even to the point of going to jail,” Daly said. “The Sacrament of Penance ...

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 Democratic governor of Washington, Bob Ferguson, signed a controversial law last week that requires clergy members to break the confidentiality of the sacrament of confession if they hear about an ...