The seal of confidentiality is ... the lifeblood of confession. Without it, the free exercise of the Catholic religion cannot ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington Monday, June 23, over a new law requiring clergy members to report child abuse, even if the information is obtained ...

Now, the Orthodox Church in America and three other branches of Orthodox churches are filing a separate lawsuit over the law, ...

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Washington State over a new law that it claims infringes on the religious ...

Officials with Orthodox Churches in the United States have filed a lawsuit against a Washington state measure requiring ...

Washington state Democrats consider this a loophole, and so they moved to close it. State Sen. Noel Frame, the sponsor of the bill, said that “this bill is about the separation of church and ...

On May 2nd, 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 ...

The law requires Catholic priests to break the confessional seal to report information about suspected child abuse or neglect ...

EDITORIAL: It’s long-standing and settled law in the U.S. that priest-penitent discussions are privileged private communications that can be withheld from legal authorities.