"Catholic clergy may not violate the seal of confession — or they will be excommunicated from the Church," the Archdiocese of ...

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

Democratic state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be ...

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows ... of abuse is obtained during the Sacrament of ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in ...

The warning comes after the state’s Democrat governor signs a law requiring clergy to report child abuse they hear about in ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

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

Hours after the Pope Leo XIV announcement, Catholics in the Seattle area said they were processing the news and hoped Leo ...

was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. PHOTOS: Scene in Vatican City Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne issued the following statement after the new ...