The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit May 29 challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

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

But the court did not rule on the underlying question of whether religious charter schools are constitutional.

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's deadlock preserves Oklahoma court ruling against nation's first religious charter school.

A new Washington state law that requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect, including when the ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A new Washington law making all clergy mandatory reporters, signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson last week, is facing pushback after the Archdiocese of Seattle released a ...

Hours after the Pope Leo XIV announcement, Catholics in the Seattle area said they were processing the news and hoped Leo could be a bridge builder.

Jackie Kent,KOMONewsReporter TOPICS: SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle is pushing back against a new Washington law impacting clergy, as the Department of Justice is investigating what it’s ...

The Archdiocese of Seattle is taking a stand against a recently passed Washington State law that ... All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation.

However, he will not be able to vote at the next papal conclave. The current head of the Archdiocese of Boston, Archbishop Richard Henning, is also not currently able to vote at the conclave ...