YAKIMA- The Rev. Msgr. Robert M. Siler, Episcopal Vicar and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Yakima, has released ...

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

The Catholic Bishops of Washington on Thursday asked a federal court to block a new state law requiring priests to report ...

A federal judge has overturned the long-standing “Texas Dream Act” in a move the state’s Catholic bishops say undermines ...

Proposed Washington state legislation makes members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.

A look at legislative efforts in states across the country that cut to the heart of what it means to freely practice the ...

Washington state's Catholic bishops asked the federal ... also representing the bishops in the lawsuit, said in a statement, "We are committed to protecting the sacrament of confession and believe ...

A lawsuit by Washington State Catholic bishops says a new law, signed by Gov. Bob Furguson, is a brazen attack on a 2,000-year-old tenant of the Catholic faith – the seal of Confession. Washington Gov ...

"Our thought for this case is if Congress would (act) … the issue about having the priests stay here and not leave would be ...

The Yakima Diocese of the Catholic Church issued a statement last week amplifying the church’s position against a new state law that would require priests to violate a key church ...

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 ...