Orthodox churches have joined the Catholic bishops of Washington in a lawsuit against a state law requiring clergy violate ...

Officials with Orthodox Churches in the United States have filed a lawsuit against a Washington state measure requiring ...

Now, the Orthodox Church in America and three other branches of Orthodox churches are filing a separate lawsuit over the law, ...

Washington joins seven other states in denying privilege for confidential communications about sexual abuse in the ...

The Catholic bishops emphasized their support for protecting childen while defending the sacred nature of the confessional seal. Confession is the process by which Catholics in a state of serious ...

In the lawsuit, filed in federal district court, the bishops emphasize the Catholic Church’s commitment to child protection while defending the inviolability of the confessional seal. “ ...

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 ...

"Punishing priests for following the Catholic Church's millennia-old faith traditions isn't just wrong, it's unconstitutional ...

At first blush, this spectacle appears to be another example of Mediterranean popular religiosity and its fascination with ...

A group of Roman Catholic bishops and priests filed a federal ... reporting laws—so long as they respect the sacramental seal. The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the law’s ...