Religious leaders in Washington state will soon be legally required to report suspected child abuse, even when it is revealed ...

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Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law ...

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...

Just when I thought I was out of the Catholic Church, something extraordinary — an American pope — might pull me back in.