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 ...

MILWAUKEE (TND) — A Catholic priest in Milwaukee has been banned from hearing confessions. The controversy started when he endorsed a bill that would require priests to report any child abuse or ...

The Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed shock over the proposition of a bill that ...

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

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

After the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, there is a worldwide push to end the guarantee of secrecy of confession – called “the seal of the confessional.” On Sept. 11, 2019, two ...

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The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about the ...

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 Conversation) — The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas. (The Conversation) — The 1953 Alfred ...