While clergy are often mandatory reporters outside of the confessional, long-standing legal precedent in the U.S. recognizes ...

After the customary greetings, the penitent crosses himself: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." The priest urges the penitent to have confidence in God.

For the third consecutive year, the Senate Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on SB 5375, a controversial bill that seeks to classify clergy as mandatory reporters of child abuse and ...

Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision with the ...