Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

Hours after the Pope Leo XIV announcement, Catholics in the Seattle area said they were processing the news and hoped Leo ...

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting ...

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

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

Catholics across the globe waited for that announcement, which came 67 minutes later: Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in history. The conclave of Cardinals came to this decision on ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have ...

The Archdiocese of Seattle is pushing back against a new Washington law impacting clergy, as the Department of Justice is ...

Seattle University Professor of Religious Studies Brian Taberski was shocked by the Vatican selecting an American pope ...