Church leaders said the law, which was set to take effect later this month, would have required them to report child abuse ...

The State arguably could have chosen a less restrictive means of advancing its interest in protecting children from abuse and ...

From today's opinion by Judge David G. Estudillo (W.D. Wash.) in Etienne v. Ferguson: At present, Washington clergy who ...

The Archdiocese of Hartford has agreed to pay a former altar boy $2.4 million to settle his claim that a priest sexually ...

The Archdiocese of Seattle, which covers Western Washington from the Canadian to Oregon border, announced last week a plan to consolidate churches into parish families that share a priest and ...

The Seattle Archdiocese has pointed to priest shortages, declining Mass attendance and an uncertain financial outlook as some of the factors leading to the consolidation.

The Archdiocese of Seattle announced plans over the weekend to consolidate and combine 136 Catholic parishes across Western Washington. Those 136 parishes will be formed into 60 “parish families ...

The Seattle Times’ July 28 editorial, “ Survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy deserve transparency, closure,” implied that the Archdiocese of Seattle does not understand the needs of victim ...

The Justice Department's lawsuit backed the Catholic leaders in a legal filing on Monday, arguing the law "unlawfully targets clergy and, specifically, Catholic priests" and "directly interferes with ...

The Archdiocese of Seattle is the latest U.S. diocese to announce that it will embark on a years-long parish consolidation initiative, citing a decline in practicing Catholics and available resources.

The Archdiocese of Seattle has announced its official list of 170 parishes and worship sites it will be combining into 60 “parish families” as part of its major diocesan renewal plan ...