(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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

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

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington over its recent law mandating that priests must violate the seal of confession if child abuse is learned about during the ...

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

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