(RNS) — Arizona justices unanimously ruled on Thursday (July 30) that trial courts couldn’t interfere in church leaders’ ...

State supreme court rules in case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parents ...

The Arizona Supreme Court sided with religious leaders this week who argued the state’s clergy-penitent privilege law ...

Arizona’s highest court says churches, not courts, decide which clergy communications are confidential and exempt from child ...

To protect the sacrament of reconciliation as a "channel of grace" for victims of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must do a better job instructing priests on what to do if a victim recounts his or ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession – but cannot clear his own name ...

We have to (yes, we're going to say it) confess to being late on this story. But given the confusion that's been caused by some headlines and web postings, it seems we should pass along word that ...

Prepare to unburden your conscience with Confession: A Roman Catholic App. Sorry, you still have to go to a confessional for the real thing. Get ready for the iPhone ...