A federal judge sided with Catholic priests, blocking a Washington law that targeted the confidentiality of confession.

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 ...

A motion filed in federal district court Oct. 10 affirmed that state and local governments would stop attempting to require ...

Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...

One supporter of the law, a member of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called the court decision "a ...

The state of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic officials this week not to require priests to report information ...

After the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a priest may have to testify about an alleged confession, the Diocese of Baton Rouge said that this demand "assaults" Church teaching and is ...

The decision comes after the law was set to take effect on July 27, but was halted just days before, after Washington’s ...

A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...

Following lawsuits from the DOJ and local bishops, Washington will no longer require faith leaders to report child abuse ...

The term "Jesus phone" has just taken on a whole new meaning. A Catholic bishop in Indiana has, for the first time, given his official imprimatur--or blessing, if you will--to an iPhone/iPad app.