A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

The bill would amend state law to require clergy to report instances of child abuse with no exemption for instances where the ...

The state senator who introduced the measure says she cannot ‘stomach any argument about religious freedom being more ...

While clergy are often mandatory reporters outside of the confessional, long-standing legal precedent in the U.S. recognizes ...

Montana and Washington are among the states seeking to compel clergy to disclose abuse revealed to them in the context of the ...

Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision with the ...

A Montana bill that could compel Catholic priests to break the seal of confession is being criticized by Catholics who say it could eliminate key religious liberty protections. The proposed bill ...

A group of Democrats in Montana introduced a bill that would require Catholic priests to disclose confessions related to serious crimes, challenging the church’s ancient tradition of maintaining the ...