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.

A lawsuit was filed challenging a new state law that requires any member of the clergy to be a mandatory reporter, even if it ...

Catholic priests are not allowed to reveal anything shared with them in confession under threat of excommunication, as the seal of confession is crucial to the sacrament itself. Washington state ...