The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments ...

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

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

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

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 ...

A new Washington law making all clergy mandatory reporters signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson last week is facing pushback ...

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 ...

Pope Robert Prevost's views on homosexuality and the LGBTQ+ community stand as one of the biggest contrasts between him and Pope Francis.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed HB 1217, a new law capping annual rent increases in Washington at either 7% plus ...

The new pope isn’t considered to be as lefty as the old pope, but Pope Francis was elected back when the general political ...

A new Washington state law that requires clergy to report instances of child abuse or neglect – even when it’s disclosed in confession – has drawn ...