A federal judge sided with Catholic priests, blocking a Washington law that targeted the confidentiality of confession.

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot clear his own name ...

Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church ...

A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...

Washington state has dropped its efforts to require clergy to report sexual abuse when the information is revealed during the ...

The laws of the Catholic Church require priests to maintain the seal of confession or face excommunication. Washington’s law ...

The State of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic priests and the Department of Justice to allow Catholic priests to ...

Clergy must still tell authorities of potential mistreatment, but will not have to divulge information they hear in ...