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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.

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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.

Denver's Catholic community reacts to 1st American pope

The Seattle Times · 23h

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.

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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

CBS Colorado on MSN · 8h

Denver's Catholic community reacts to first American pope: "Very exciting. It's overwhelming"

The bells of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Denver sang out in joy Thursday morning because, for the 267th time, there is a new pope.

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

Want to know how the first American pope might lead the Catholic Church? Look no further than his name. Seattle Archbishop ...

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From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

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Seattle archbishop issues statement about new pope

TheArchdiocese of Seattle issued a statement welcoming Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.Robert Prevost, 69, a missionary who spent ...

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Catholic Priests Who Comply With New Washington Law and Break Seal of Confession To Report Child Abuse Face Excommunication

The warning comes after the state’s Democrat governor signs a law requiring clergy to report child abuse they hear about in ...

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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