"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 ...

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

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the law new law signed by Washington ...

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

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 ...

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 ...