T he Catholic Church has announced that priests in Washington state will face excommunication if they comply with a new law requiring them to report child abuse confessions to authorities. The law ...

The Catholic Church said priests will be excommunicated if they follow a Washington state law that requires clergy to report confessions about child abuse to police.

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 ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: ... If it is shared, it's breaking Canon Law. A priest can be excommunicated for breaking the seal of the confessional.

DOJ said it is intervening in Etienne v. Ferguson, a lawsuit filed by Catholic bishops in Washington state who filed a ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would force them to break their oaths.

Catholic clergy may not violate the seal of confession – or they will be excommunicated from the Church," said Etienne, adding: "All Catholics must know and be assured that their confessions ...

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in support of a challenge to a new Washington State law mandating clergy to report ...

President Donald Trump's Justice Department announced on Monday that it was taking legal action against a new law in ...

The Trump administration is suing the state of Washington over a law that would force priests to share with police certain things they may learn in confession.