Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

The Catholic Church said priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

The Archdiocese of Seattle is taking a stand against a recently passed Washington State law that would force priests to ...

Catholics are putting church over state when it comes to a new law requiring priests to report confessions about child abuse ...

A new state law in Washington is set to take effect this summer, but members of the Catholic clergy are refusing to comply based on the Church's own laws.

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

The Catholic Church has announced that priests will be excommunicated if they obey a new Washington state law requiring ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

On May 8, the most senior figure in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just one day after the papal conclave commenced. Originally from Chicago, the ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

On May 6, 2025, first responders, law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, and their families gathered for the annual ...