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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Members of the clergy would be required, by state law, to report potential cases of child abuse to authorities, under a proposal at the Washington state legislature. Currently those in professions ...

The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...