A new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.

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

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to ...

Senate Bill 5375 – requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect, even if the information is disclosed during ...

In the lawsuit, filed in federal district court, the bishops emphasize the Catholic Church’s commitment to child protection ...

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

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

A group of Roman Catholic bishops and priests filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new Washington law that requires ...

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

First Liberty Institute’s Hiram Sasser, the executive general counsel for another representative of the bishops, said in a statement that “Washington’s law targeting Catholic clergy with threat of ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson, at podium, goes to shake hands with state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, at the signing of a bill to make ...