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

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" ...

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 ...