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

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

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

The state's Catholic bishops previously filed their lawsuit in response to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson's approval of Senate ...

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

Washington state has dropped its efforts to require clergy to report sexual abuse when the information is revealed during the ...

In Etienne v. Ferguson, the Archdiocese of Seattle and the dioceses of Spokane and Yakima argued that the new law violated ...

Washington state has agreed not to force Catholic priests to report confessions of abuse, putting an end to a legal battle ...

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

Catholic and Washington state officials reached an agreement allowing priests to keep the seal of confession without threat of penalty under the law.

An agreement filed Friday aims to resolve key constitutional questions about how far mandatory reporting requirements can ...

A federal court on Friday sided with Catholic priests in Washington state seeking to preserve the confidentiality of ...