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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

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

The Archdiocese of Seattle is taking a stand against a recently passed Washington State law that would force priests to ...

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

Local Catholic leaders and theologians explain how Pope Leo XIV may lead the Catholic Church. Megan Clarke has the story.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...