Seal of confession
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California bill would remove reporting exemption for priests in confessional
A state senator in California introduced a bill Wednesday which would seek to force priests to violate the sacramental seal... Read more
Australian bishop protests law requiring priests to break seal of confession
A new law in Australia will require Catholic priests in Canberra to break the seal of confession to report child... Read more
Why priests can’t break the seal of confession, despite UK lawyers’ recommendation
Lawyers in the United Kingdom have recommended that mandatory reporting laws apply to priests in the confessional, in order to... Read more
A victory for the seal of Confession in Louisiana
Catholic priests do not have to break the seal of Confession to report the alleged abuse of minors, the Louisiana... Read more
Louisiana court upholds priest's 'seal of confession' rights
A state appeals court in Louisiana reaffirmed that Catholic priests cannot be forced by law to violate the seal of... Read more
Could a US priest face jail for refusing to break confession seal?
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition from a Louisiana Catholic diocese that fears a civil lawsuit... Read more
Christian groups stand with diocese to protect Seal of Confession
Nearly 20 organizations, both Catholic and other denominations of Christian, have joined the Diocese of Baton Rouge in asking the... Read more
Supreme Court asked to defend Seal of Confession in La. case
The Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that a diocesan... Read more
La. diocese: priest cannot break seal of confession
After the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a priest may have to testify about an alleged confession, the Diocese of... Read more
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