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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement.

(KPTV) - Catholic priests are pushing back against ... Senate Bill 5375 was signed into law by Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Friday. On top of the Archdiocese of Seattle announcing they ...