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Catholic, confession and child abuse

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime through confessions.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Catholic Bishops Defy New US State Law To Report Child Abuse

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting law.

Fox News on MSN · 3d

Catholic Church to excommunicate priests for following WA law requiring child abuse confessions to be reported

The Catholic Church said priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

pope francis, Catholic Church and Leo XIV

Kitsap Sun Bremerton on MSN · 17h

Why Seattle's archbishop believes Pope Leo XIV will focus on 'social teachings' of church

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" type figure, saying Christians who do this are living in a state of "practical atheism," CNN reported.

The Washington Post on MSN · 14h

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of his predecessors.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order and a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru, also lead the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops.

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Catholic bishops vow to resist blue state law intruding on 'sacred' trust: 'Obey God rather than men'

A new law signed by Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson poses a danger to religious liberty and a sacred trust of ...

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Seattle archbishop goes on the record about future of the Catholic Church

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

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Seattle archbishop on election of new pope, Washington clergy reporting law and future of Catholic Church

Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory ...

AP Newsroom on MSN20h

Rector of National Shrine in Washington 'surprised' by first American Pope Leo XIV

The rector of the largest Catholic church building in North America was "very surprised" that Cardinals selected their first ...

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Experts explain where Pope Leo XIV stands on church conflicts and global politic tensions

The newly elected Bishop of Rome now assumes the role of universal pastor of the Catholic Church. 7News' Scott Thuman shares ...

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Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...

Catholic News Agency3d

First responders honored at 31st annual ‘Blue Mass’ in Washington, DC

Organized by the Archdiocese of Washington, Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell celebrated the 31st Annual Blue Mass on Tuesday, ...

National Catholic Register2dOpinion

Washington State Attacks the Seal of Confession

EDITORIAL: It’s long-standing and settled law in the U.S. that priest-penitent discussions are privileged private ...

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