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

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

Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate ...

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

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

The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

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 ...

The historic St. Patrick’s Church in Roxbury, built in 1885 to accommodate Irish Catholic settlers working in local quarries, will close and three churches in Washington, Roxbury and New Milford will ...

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

A lawsuit was filed challenging a new state law that requires any member of the clergy to be a mandatory reporter, even if it ...