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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.

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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.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

Catholic Church vows to excommunicate priests who follow new Washington state law requiring them to report confessions to cops

Catholics are putting church over state when it comes to a new law requiring priests to report confessions about child abuse — and the Department of Justice has their back.

Catholics in Washington embrace 1st US-born pope

USA TODAY on MSN · 26m

'A monumental day': Catholics in Washington embrace the first US-born pope

On May 8, the most senior figured in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just one day after the papal conclave commenced. Originally from Chicago, the 69-year-old served more than four decades as a missionary and a bishop in Peru, where he became a naturalized citizen.

KING 5 on MSN · 3h

Seattle's Catholic community celebrates first American-born pope

Despite skepticism due to the United States' geopolitical power, Pope Leo XIV is the first American-born pope.

The Washington Post on MSN · 11h

For U.S. Catholics, surprise and elation at first American pope

Robert Prevost’s election as pope stunned many Catholics skeptical that an American would ever be elevated to that role.

An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church

Pope Leo’s relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy.

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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 ...

St. Leo's Church in Tacoma celebrates new Pope Leo XIV, inspiring hope and revival

St. Leo Catholic Church off 13th and Yakima has been a community hub for food services and other programs since the late 1800s. Some people told KOMO News that as more and more parishes are getting ...

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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, ...

The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

The Catholic Church Elects New Pope

Seth addresses the Catholic Church electing American cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, a 7-year-old boy driving ...

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