The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would ...

YAKIMA- The Rev. Msgr. Robert M. Siler, Episcopal Vicar and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Yakima, has released ...

Washington's Catholic bishops sued the state over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse, claiming religious ...

Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to ...

A lawsuit was filed challenging a new state law that requires any member of the clergy to be a mandatory reporter, even if it ...

Washington state’s bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without ...

A new law in Washington requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse, even if revealed during confession, is facing legal challenges from several Catholic bishops, including Spokane's ...

Religious leaders in Washington are taking legal action against a new state law set to take effect next month. The law ...

Senate Bill 5375 – requires clergy to report child abuse or neglect, even if the information is disclosed during ...

The measure, signed by the governor, could lead to clergy being excommunicated, fined and incarcerated.

A new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.