The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

The Catholic Church said priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute ...

Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

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 ...

Catholics are putting church over state when it comes to a new law requiring priests to report confessions about child abuse ...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the law new law signed by Washington ...

A new state law in Washington is set to take effect this summer, but members of the Catholic clergy are refusing to comply ...

A new law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson poses a danger to religious liberty and a sacred trust of ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...