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 Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the U.S., Australia, and ...

A transversal coordinate frame based on a reference ellipsoid is proposed to solve problems associated with strapdown inertial navigation systems (SINSs) in polar regions. However, a commercial-grade ...

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

Eastern “Orthodox Churches teach that priests have a strict religious duty to maintain the absolute confidentiality of what is disclosed in the sacrament of confession.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a new law that demands priests report child abuse revealed during private confession. One American Archbishop and other Catholic Church figures ...

"The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, also known as Confession, is one of the seven Holy Sacraments of the Catholic Church. It is a sacred rite with roots that can be traced back to the ...