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

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

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

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

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

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

The U S Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the state of Washington s new law that could require priests ...

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 ...

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

On May 8, the most senior figure in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just one day after the papal conclave commenced. Originally from Chicago, the ...

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