Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

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

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...

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

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting ...

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

We look forward to protecting Washington kids from sexual abuse,” Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson told McClatchy News.

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

The Catholic Church is against a new law that was pushed through by Democrats requiring priests to break the confidentiality ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute ...