Democrat state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about during ...

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

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

The Catholic Church has long sought an exception for what priests hear in a confessional and say without it the law puts them at risk of excommunication. The DOJ says the law violates the First ...

Following this law would violate the Catholic Church’s traditional ... they would face automatic excommunication from the Church for violating the canon law and breaking the seal of confession.

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.

"This is our stance now in the face of this new law. Catholic clergy may not violate the seal of confession – or they will be excommunicated from the Church," said Etienne, adding: "All ...

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 ...