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

"Punishing priests for following the Catholic Church's millennia-old faith traditions isn't just wrong, it's unconstitutional ...

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

Senate Bill 5375 – requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect, even if the information is disclosed during ...

Lawyers are suing Washington state over a new mandatory reporting law for child abuse, saying the law is unconstitutional.

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

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

In the lawsuit, filed in federal district court, the bishops emphasize the Catholic Church’s commitment to child protection ...

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

Religious leaders in Washington are taking legal action against a new state law set to take effect next month. The law ...

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