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 ...

The Trump administration is investigating a Washington state law that would require Catholic priests to break the seal of confession to report information related to child abuse or neglect. The ...

Catholics bishops from the State of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a law requiring Catholic priests to break the confessional seal to report information about suspected child abuse or ...

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of confession or face jail time and ...

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about ...

Should Catholic priests in Washington State be forced to break the ... Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne said the law violates the “seal of confession," and any priest who reports information ...

They are suing Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and all 39 of Washington’s county prosecutors in their official capacities. At the center of the legal battle is Senate Bill 5375 ...

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.