(RNS) — Last week, a federal judge issued an injunction barring the state of Washington from enforcing an amendment to the state’s mandatory reporting law that would have required Catholic priests to ...

According to a rumor spreading online in summer 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration does not think clergy should have to report child abuse. Confession is a rite sacred to Catholics in ...

Officials in Washington state have agreed to back off a controversial effort to force priests there to violate the seal of confession as part of a mandatory abuse reporting law. A motion filed in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington has rolled back its attempt to require priests to inform authorities about child abuse in all instances. Officials reached an agreement with the Catholic church ...

OLYMPIA Wash. (KPTV) - The state of Washington, clergy members and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement after the DOJ and clergy sued over a new state law making priests and ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The State of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic priests and the Department of Justice to allow Catholic priests to maintain secrecy while performing the Sacrament of ...

(The Conversation) — Two groups of clergy challenged a Washington state law meant to help fight child abuse – but which could have required clergy to break the seal of confession. (The Conversation) — ...

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Attorney General's Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church over a new abuse reporting law. The agreement ...

Seattle Seahawks fans, known as the "Twelfth Man," gathered at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Friday to give the team a spirited sendoff. No toxic materials found after Capitol Hill ...

The proposed law reignites national debate over the balance between child protection and religious freedom. By requiring ...

(RNS) — Even Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown told the law's supporters he 'wished lawmakers had worked more closely with his office before passing the bill.' (RNS) — Last week, a federal ...