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

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

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

Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate ...

The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

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

A recently passed law in Washington State supposedly protects children but in reality is an attack on the Church designed to ...

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

Washington's Catholic bishops sued the state over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse, claiming religious ...

Washington bishops say a new law unfairly targets the Roman Catholic church and stifles protections surrounding previously ...

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

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