Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5375 into law on May 2, which mandates religious leaders including, ...

In its statement, the archdiocese highlighted its safe environment protocols, saying it "uses stringent processes to screen ...

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

A new Washington state law that requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect, including when the ...

But attorneys representing large groups of survivors say the deal is short and will advise clients to reject it.

CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has reached a settlement with hundreds of survivors of clergy abuse in its long-running ...

Tim Gioe was abused by a priest as a child. Now his state senator father-in-law is proposing a bill to stop the grooming of ...

Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles in Chicago, victims’ group ...

A sexual abuse survivors' group accuses Pope Leo XIV of failing to properly investigate abuse claims during his time with the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called on the pope to enshrine in canon law that the Catholic ...

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