A Catholic priest at a North Carolina diocese has been accused of ambushing high school girls with what their parents call “unexpected” and “inappropriate” questions about sex while he was hearing ...

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Officials in Washington state have agreed to back off a controversial effort to force priests there to violate the seal of confession as part of a mandatory abuse reporting law. A motion filed in ...

Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege. First reported by The Pillar, the ...

A Catholic priest listens to a confession as faithful and tourists visit the St. John Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Confession, the Catholic and ...