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New law requires clergy in Washington to report child abuse

Washington clergy child abuse law Title: New law requires clergy in Washington to report child abuse Author: Jerry Cornfield Publisher: Washington State Standard Date: 02MAY2025 Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, under a new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on

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WATCH NOW: Father Mark White appeals to Washington’s Archbishop. Next stop: Rome

Father Mark White Washington Title: WATCH NOW: Father Mark White appeals to Washington’s Archbishop. Next stop: Rome Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 03AUG2020 After being shunned at the doorsteps of a Richmond bishop and now also at the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States in Washington, D.C., Father Mark White of Martinsville and

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NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month

NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic

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Opinion

Step up, WA lawmakers, and finally pass bill to make clergy report abuse

Mandatory Reporting Clergy Abuse Title: Step up, WA lawmakers, and finally pass bill to make clergy report abuse Author: The Seattle Times Editorial Board Publisher: The Seattle Times Date: 03FEB2025 It’s a debate that’s lingered among state lawmakers for about 20 years. In the last two legislative sessions, two bills that would have made clergy

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Vatican’s quiet reprimand of US bishop raises concerns about pope’s clergy abuse law

Vatican’s quiet reprimand of US bishop Title: Vatican’s quiet reprimand of US bishop raises concerns about pope’s clergy abuse law Author: Katie Collins Scott Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date:  04OCT2022 Earlier this year, the retired bishop of the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, received a formal reprimand from the Vatican for how he handled clergy abuse

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Opinion

Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors

Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone Title: Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors Author: Rhina Guidos Publisher: Crux Date: 26JUN2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each year the U.S. Catholic Church unveils its annual report on what it’s doing to prevent abuse of minors by clergy and other church workers.What it also should tell

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Progress made on abuse, but much yet to be done, say experts

Progress Made On Abuse Title: Progress made on abuse, but much yet to be done, say experts Author: Mark Pattison Publisher: Catholic Philly via CNS Date: 25JAN2022 WASHINGTON (CNS) — While progress has been made on the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the United States and elsewhere, much more remains to be done, said panelists

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Assumption Day, 2021

Mark White Assumption Day Title: Assumption Day, 2021 Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 15AUG2021 Today, some 1,978 years ago, our Lady finished her earthly pilgrimage, and the Lord took her to Himself. Mary went to heaven, body and soul. Thirteen years ago today, this little weblog began. And right around

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