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 law requiring priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect shared ...

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 ...

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, is ...

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of confession or face jail time and ...

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 ...

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit May 29 challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...

They are suing Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and all 39 of Washington’s county prosecutors in their official capacities. At the center of the legal battle is Senate Bill 5375 ...