Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement.

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...

A new head coach is being named to lead the Montgomery Catholic girl’s varsity basketball program, the private school announced Tuesday.

The Catholic Church is against a new law that was pushed through by Democrats requiring priests to break the confidentiality ...

Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute ...

On the first Sunday following the election of Pope Leo XIV, many gathered at St. James Cathedral to honor the new pontiff.

Washington is now one of eight states that requires clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if they learn about it in ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across ...

A new state law in Washington is set to take effect this summer, but members of the Catholic clergy are refusing to comply ...

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults agree with President Donald Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is ...

In it Leo repeatedly cited Francis and the Argentine pope's own 2013 mission statement, making clear a commitment to making ...