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Catholic Church, confession and child abuse

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.

Newsweek · 9h

Catholic Church To Excommunicate Priests for Following New US State Law

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be excommunicated.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

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.

Pope Leo XIV, Catholic and Seattle area

The Seattle Times · 1d

In Seattle area, Catholics react to new pope with ‘collective gasp’

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

KOMO · 10h

Seattle Catholic school students witness historic election of first American 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 its second day. ALSO SEE: St. Leo's Church in Tacoma celebrates new Pope Leo XIV, inspiring hope and revival

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

World Leaders React to Election of First American Pope

From Washington to Rome, leaders around the globe responded to the surprise election of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the next head of the Catholic Church.

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Why Seattle's archbishop believes Pope Leo XIV will focus on 'social teachings' of church

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" ...

Seattle archbishop goes on the record about future of the Catholic Church

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new mandatory reporting law.

New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse

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

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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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Seattle archbishop on election of new pope, Washington clergy reporting law and future of Catholic Church

Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory ...

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 ...

Catholic students in western WA learn real-time lessons in faith as conclave begins

A new generation of Catholics. not yet born or very young when the late Pope Francis was selected in 2013, are now immersed in a real-time lesson about their ch ...

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