Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Religious leaders in Washington state will soon be legally required to report suspected child abuse, even when it is revealed ...

Victims of clergy abuse are demanding urgent law reform to help the seek justice, after a high court found that the catholic church is not liable for the behaviour of abusive priests. State government ...

Catholic priests are pushing back against a new Washington state law that requires clergy to report child abuse to law ...

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law a new requirement that clergy of all faiths become mandatory reporters of child abuse. It’s a move that’s especially controversial for the Catholic Church because ...