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Catholic Church To Excommunicate Priests for Following New US State Law

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 excommunicated.

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Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply

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

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Catholic Church to excommunicate priests for following WA law requiring child abuse confessions to be reported

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

Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church

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Why Seattle's archbishop believes Pope Leo XIV will focus on 'social teachings' of church

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" type figure, saying Christians who do this are living in a state of "practical atheism," CNN reported.

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What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of his predecessors.

St. Leo's Church in Tacoma celebrates new Pope Leo XIV, inspiring hope and revival

St. Leo Catholic Church off 13th and Yakima has been a community hub for food services and other programs since the late 1800s. Some people told KOMO News that as more and more parishes are getting smaller, they hope this announcement will bring people back to the church.

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Seattle archbishop on election of new pope, Washington clergy reporting law and future of Catholic Church

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

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Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...

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Experts explain where Pope Leo XIV stands on church conflicts and global politic tensions

The newly elected Bishop of Rome now assumes the role of universal pastor of the Catholic Church. 7News' Scott Thuman shares ...

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First responders honored at 31st annual ‘Blue Mass’ in Washington, DC

Organized by the Archdiocese of Washington, Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell celebrated the 31st Annual Blue Mass on Tuesday, ...

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Washington State Attacks the Seal of Confession

EDITORIAL: It’s long-standing and settled law in the U.S. that priest-penitent discussions are privileged private ...

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The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

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