The Trump administration has joined litigation against Washington state over a recently passed law that requires Catholic ...

The law requires Catholic priests to break the confessional seal to report information about suspected child abuse or neglect ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, announced the following priest appointments. They are all effective ...

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new Catholic priests in a joyful Mass at its cathedral. It's the ...

The administration is supporting an effort by Catholic bishops who are fighting the law over concerns that it conflicts with ...

The DOJ in a press release announcing the lawsuit filed on June 23 said the Washington law “violates the free exercise of ...

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

The Justice Department's lawsuit backed the Catholic leaders in a legal filing on Monday, arguing the law "unlawfully targets clergy and, specifically, Catholic priests" and "directly interferes with ...

Washington’s new law was targeted by Trump’s justice department last month, and on Monday, DOJ lawyers argued it violates ...

The Justice Department will not sit idly by when States mount attacks on the free exercise of religion,’ the head of the ...