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

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

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

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 ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the legislation into law May 2 and it will take effect July 27. Under the law, clergy ...

First Liberty Institute’s Hiram Sasser, the executive general counsel for another representative of the bishops, said in a statement that “Washington’s law targeting Catholic clergy with threat of ...

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 ...

Catholic leaders in Washington have sued the state over a ... The lawsuit, filed last week on behalf of the bishops, alleges Senate Bill 5375, which was signed into law on May 2, violates the ...

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 ...