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

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

“Priests have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for upholding the seal of confession,” the state Catholic conference ...

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

In May, the state Legislature passed a bill requiring clergy to report child abuse, bringing Washington in line with most of the rest of the country after previous efforts to ...

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

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

Clergy must still tell authorities of potential mistreatment, but will not have to divulge information they hear in ...

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

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

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

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