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

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 ...

The Washington State Attorney General's Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church over a new abuse reporting law. The agreement stipulates that clergy are ...

The State of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic priests and the Department of Justice to allow Catholic priests to maintain secrecy while performing the Sacrament of ...

Albert DeSalvo confessed to killing 11 Boston-area women in the 1960s, but he was killed behind bars just one day before he ...

An man who confessed on camera to CBS6 that he killed his parents pleaded not guilty in court Friday, one day after his arrest in the CBS6 ...

The state's Catholic bishops previously filed their lawsuit in response to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson's approval of Senate ...

(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas. (The Conversation) — The 1953 Alfred ...