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.

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 ...

Some Catholic leaders in the country are calling for Gov. Cuomo to be excommunicated after he signed and publicly celebrated a new law last week expanding and strengthening abortion rights in New ...

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 ...

Thomas J. Reese. Thomas J. Reese, S.J., is a senior analyst for Religion News Service. Previously he was a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter (2015-17) and an associate editor (1978-85 ...

It is important to note that while the Catholic Church’s Code of Canon Law is based on faith and morals, it is still a legal system rather than a purely moral one.

The Biden era has laid bare a weakening core of the Catholic Church in these perilous times. Skip to ... Faithful Catholics should know that according to church law, President Biden is excommunicated.

(RNS) — Many people believe that excommunication is the Catholic Church’s equivalent of capital punishment — the worst punishment that the church can impose on a believer.