The DOJ in a press release announcing the lawsuit filed on June 23 said the Washington law “violates the free exercise of ...

The United States Department of Justice is suing the State of Washington over a new law some have deemed “anti-Catholic.” The ...

The Trump administration has joined litigation against Washington state over a recently passed law that requires Catholic ...

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

The DOJ filed legal action over a law that requires clergy to report instances of child abuse or neglect, claiming the law is ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Washington state over a new law, Senate Bill 5375, which makes clergy members ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, will ordain five new priests for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...

The federal government is suing Washington state over a new law that some Catholic priests refuse to follow. Senate Bill 5375 ...

Washington state's law could place clergy at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding seal of confessional ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Washington over a new state law requiring clergy to report child abuse ...

Washington joins seven other states in denying privilege for confidential communications about sexual abuse in the ...

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