If such a thing as a “political confessional” existed, where errant officeholders could go to seek forgiveness for colossally wrongheaded actions, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and a majority ...

A group of Roman Catholic bishops and priests filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new Washington law that requires clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect, even when the ...

Catholic clergy may not violate the seal of confession – or they ... In a statement, the U.S. Justice Department said the Washington State Senate Bill 5375 “appears on its face to violate ...

People of every religion in the State of Washington and beyond should be alarmed by this overreach of our Legislature and Governor,” Etienne added. The seal of confession gives Catholics the ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill May 2 forcing Catholic priests to break their seal of confession in cases of alleged child abuse. The bill, introduced in the state senate in ...

Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate ...