The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the United States, ...

Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops ...

New Washington State law asks clergy to report child abuse heard in confession. Opponents say it's violating the Constitution.

Bishop Barron, a member of the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission, filed a friend-of-the-court brief July 4, 2025, in a case contesting Washington state's law that compels priests, as mandated ...

Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to ...

Pope Leo XIV sends his condolences upon the death of Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, OFMCap., who was known for his tireless ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Washington state over a new law, Senate Bill 5375, which makes clergy members... Read Story ...

The Department of Justice is suing the state of Washington over a law that compels priests to reveal certain information they ...

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

An art installation demonstrating the potential for AI to have a role in religion wasn't set up to take confession.

Credit: Courtesy of Father Donald Planty Planty said they’ve found a simple but winning formula to get people to come back to the sacrament: Make confession more available and preach on it at Mass.