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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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