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 state of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic officials this week not to require priests to report information ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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, ...

Do you peruse church bulletins online to find convenient-for-you confession times? Do you have a “game plan” for making it to the confessional ahead of a popular Mass time? Mary Farrow is one of the ...

The term "Jesus phone" has just taken on a whole new meaning. A Catholic bishop in Indiana has, for the first time, given his official imprimatur--or blessing, if you will--to an iPhone/iPad app.