The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would ...

A group of Catholic bishops and priests in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging a new Washington ...

The measure, signed by the governor, could lead to clergy being excommunicated, fined and incarcerated.

A group of Roman Catholic bishops and priests filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new Washington law that requires clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect, even when the ...

In the lawsuit, filed in federal district court, the bishops emphasize the Catholic Church’s commitment to child protection ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to ...

A new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.

Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without ...

The new law that takes effect on July 27 carries penalties of a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. It also exposes the priests ...

A group of Catholic bishops and priests in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging a new Washington law requiring priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect shared ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession ...