The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would ...

A new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by ...

Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate ...

Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported by Th ...

Senate Bill 5375 – requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect, even if the information is disclosed during ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the legislation into law May 2 and it will take effect July 27. Under the law, clergy ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and ...

Italy's Catholic Church has witnessed a rise in abuse allegations, primarily involving priests, with 115 cases reported for ...

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without ...