The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

Bishops from Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced a lawsuit Thursday against the state, challenging a newly enacted ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by ...

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

A lawsuit was filed challenging a new state law that requires any member of the clergy to be a mandatory reporter, even if it ...

Democratic state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about ...

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 announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement. "Catholic ...

SEATTLE — The archbishop of Seattle ... Taylor: How do you see the election of a new pope shaping the direction of the Catholic Church globally? Etienne: We know we want a man of prayer ...

was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. PHOTOS: Scene in Vatican City Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne issued the following statement after the new ...