As the Trump administration dismantles climate action and cuts funding to Indigenous peoples around the world — and far-right ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute between the Catholic Church and multiple U.S. states.

Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement.

Soon after Pope Leo XIV emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, my husband sent me a screenshot of his X ...

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...

The Catholic Church is against a new law that was pushed through by Democrats requiring priests to break the confidentiality ...

This bill protects Washingtonians from abuse and harm,” said Gov. Bob Ferguson, who is Catholic. “Protecting our kids first ...

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

The Pope’s follow-up, Laudate Deum (2023), accused world leaders of “insufficient action,” and warned that time was running out. Francis linked ecological destruction with the suffering of the ...

A new law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson poses a danger to religious liberty and a sacred trust of ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

St. Augustine was an early Catholic bishop, theologian, and doctor of the Church whose ideas and writings shaped Catholic ...