A group of Catholic bishops and priests in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging a new Washington law requiring priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect shared ...

A group of Roman Catholic bishops and priests filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new Washington law that requires clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect, even when the ...

Etienne, Yakima Bishop Joseph J. Tyson, Spokane Bishop Thomas A. Daly, and eight other priests from dioceses across Washington. They are suing the governor, state Attorney General Nick Brown ...

Catholic bishops in Washington state are suing to block a law that would force priests to choose between breaking the seal of confession and getting excommunicated or receiving jail time. The ...

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 ...

(OSV News) -- 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 ...

SEATTLE — Washington state Catholic bishops are suing the state over a new law that requires clergy members to be mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. The Catholic church's top bishops ...

The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of confession or face jail time and ...

Bishops from Washington’s three Catholic dioceses announced a lawsuit Thursday against the state, challenging a newly enacted law that compels priests to report suspected child abuse revealed during ...

The new law that takes effect on July 27 carries penalties of a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. It also exposes the priests ...