The measure, signed by the governor, could lead to clergy being excommunicated, fined and incarcerated.

A new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit May 29 challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

A group of Catholic bishops and priests in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging a new Washington ...

Washington bishops say a new law unfairly targets the Roman Catholic church and stifles protections surrounding previously ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by ...

Washington's Catholic bishops sued the state over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse, claiming religious ...

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

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to ...

Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without ...

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

The Catholic Church in Washington including the Bishop of Spokane Thomas Daly are suing the state over a recently passed mandated reporter law.