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 ...
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, ...
One supporter of the law, a member of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called the court decision "a ...
Washington State has officially withdrawn a controversial law that required Clergy to report suspected sexual abuse disclosed ...
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 ...
Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...
Washington state's government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in a federal lawsuit over the state's mandatory reporter law they said could force priests to ...