The ruling stated that the new law, which was to take effect on Sunday, violates plaintiffs’ exercise of religion and forces ...

A federal court in Washington state invalidated a law compelling catholic priests to report child abuse disclosed during ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession ...

Bishops Sue Washington Over Law That Would Force Them To Violate the Sanctity of Confession in Child Abuse Cases. The measure, signed by the governor, could lead to clergy being excommunicated, fined ...

The Department of Justice had lent its support to Catholic leaders who said the new law would force them to choose between prison and excommunication ...

Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported by The Pillar, the ...

Bishops in Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced Thursday that they will sue the state over a law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 2, requiring priests to break ...

CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2025 / 11:16 am. A group of Orthodox churches has joined the Catholic bishops of Washington state in suing the government over its requirement that clergy either violate the ...

CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2025 / 15:29 pm. Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession, telling ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, is ...