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

Clergy members will not have to choose between their vocation and jail time, for now.

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

A new law takes effect in Washington state July 27 that requires priests to report abuse if it's shared during a confessional or face jail time.

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the United States, ...

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.