QUESTION What is the origin of the clerical collar? The clerical collar is a detachable collar made from white cotton or linen (although nowadays it is often made of plastic). It fastens at the ...

Given the dressing down which Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots gave MLAs recently over their attire, maybe one of the knock-on effects could be that all the Christian denominations should insist that ...

Senate Bill 5375 would add Washington to the list of 45 other states requiring clergy to report knowledge or suspicion of ...

Washington is one of a handful of states without a law making clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. State law requires teachers, police, registered nurses, social service ...

Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession.

Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession. Sen.