A federal judge sided with Catholic priests, blocking a Washington law that targeted the confidentiality of confession.

One supporter of the law, a member of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called the court decision "a ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot clear his own name ...

The decision comes after the law was set to take effect on July 27, but was halted just days before, after Washington’s ...

A motion filed in federal district court Oct. 10 affirmed that state and local governments would stop attempting to require ...

Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...

The laws of the Catholic Church require priests to maintain the seal of confession or face excommunication. Washington’s law ...

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church ...

A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...

The State of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic priests and the Department of Justice to allow Catholic priests to ...

Following lawsuits from the DOJ and local bishops, Washington will no longer require faith leaders to report child abuse ...

Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...