Children raised by entertainers don’t always follow in their parents’ footsteps. But Alison Arngrim did, finding fame overnight at the age of 11 playing bratty Nellie Oleson in the hit ...

The bill would amend state law to require clergy to report instances of child abuse with no exemption for instances where the ...

Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly is urging Catholic voters in Washington state to oppose a proposed law that would order priests to violate the seal of confession in cases where child abuse is revealed ...

The legislation is setting up a fight over First Amendment protections as Catholic organizations argue that not only would the law violate the “seal of confession,” but it would also put priests in a ...

Anthony Ianella alleges that he was about 10 years-old when the Rev. George Stark started sexually molesting him in the ...

Priests that break the seal of confession are automatically excommunicated from the church, according to Canon law. The bill was proposed by Democratic Washington state Sens. Noel Frame ...

A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement ...

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The 9/11 case is at a crossroads in the long running challenge over whether a key confession is tainted by C.I.A. torture By Carol Rosenberg Reporting from Guantánamo Bay in Cuba The C.I.A ...

Orthodox priests from Russia are facing repression for opposing Russian policies and the invasion of Ukraine. Many have fled, facing difficulties in resettling, such as finding jobs and learning ...

NEW ORLEANS — As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL ...