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 in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A controversial new Washington state law is slated to take effect this month, but Roman Catholic Clergy and the U.S. DOJ have been pushing back.

In July, a judge temporarily blocked the Washington state law from going into effect while the court case proceeded.

Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops and the Justice Department as a threat to religious liberty.