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Catholic Church, New Law and Priests

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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.

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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.

The New York Times · 3d

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 investigating.

Catholic Church, Pope Francis and Leo XIV

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How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV.

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What is Pope Leo XIV doing on his first full day as head of the Catholic Church?

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, and what he's up to in the coming days.

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‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish

After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...

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China's Complicated Relationship With the Catholic Church

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

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Pope Leo XIV must carefully thread needle between Catholic Church's mission, US politics: Experts

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

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Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church.

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...

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New pope brings reactions from church leaders and people visiting Albuquerque

The Vatican’s choice of the first American pope is drawing reaction across New Mexico’s widespread Catholic community. With ...

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Pope Leo XIV just took the top job in the Catholic Church—and the role comes with a $33,000-a-month paycheck

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

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Leo XIV Outlines a Path for a Modern Church That Follows Francis’ Steps

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

'Day of great joy' | Louisville archbishop celebrates historic election of 1st American pope

It was a historic day at the Vatican — and here in Kentucky — as the Catholic Church welcomed its first American pontiff.

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