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

Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, is ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by ...

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.

A group of Catholic bishops and priests in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging a new Washington law requiring priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect shared ...

(OSV News) -- Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported ...

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

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit May 29 challenging a new law that requires priests to report child ...