The state senator who introduced the measure says she cannot ‘stomach any argument about religious freedom being more ...

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

Currently those in professions like teaching, childcare, and law enforcement are listed as “mandatory” reporters.

Montana and Washington are among the states seeking to compel clergy to disclose abuse revealed to them in the context of the ...

A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

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 ...

While most states include clergy on the list of mandated reporters, Washington is one of few states where they're not ...

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 ...

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