Democrat state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about during ...

If the law requiring clergy to report abuse were in place years ago, the epidemic of child sexual abuse could have been ...

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

The Catholic Church said priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

Catholics are putting church over state when it comes to a new law requiring priests to report confessions about child abuse ...

Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

Priest abuse survivors are urging the College of Cardinals to choose a leader who will tackle the issue of abuse in the ...

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 ...