A federal judge blocked Washington law requiring clergy to report child abuse, citing First Amendment concerns raised by ...

The controversial law, now the center of a lawsuit, requires priests to report abuse even when disclosed during confession.

Though the judge has not issued his final ruling, he indicated he is likely to issue an injunction against Washington's law ...

Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops ...

New Washington State law asks clergy to report child abuse heard in confession. Opponents say it's violating the Constitution.

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Catholic priests and deacons, has issued a statement defending ...

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a new law that demands priests report child abuse revealed during private confession. One American Archbishop and other Catholic Church ...

Dhillon characterized the new law as a “legislative attack on the Catholic Church and its sacrament of confession, a religious practice ordained by the Catholic Church dating back to the Church ...

Orthodox Churches Join Catholic Bishops in Suing Washington State Over Confession Law Priests who fail to report abuse learned in confession could face up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine.

The Catholic bishops of Washington state and a group of priests were in federal court Monday asking the court to block a new state law that forces priests to face ...

A group of Orthodox churches is suing to block a new law in Washington State that requires priests to violate the seal of confession and report incidents of child abuse. In May, Washington’s ...

The law, SB 5375, forces Catholic priests to violate the seal of confession, a vow of confidentiality that prevents priests from disclosing anything they hear in confession.