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Baton Rouge, La., Aug 4, 2016 / 12:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A state appeals court in Louisiana reaffirmed that Catholic priests cannot be forced by law to violate the seal of the confessional.According to local news station WBRZ, the court ruled on Friday that Father Jeff Bayh does not have to disclose any discussion that took place during the Sacrament of Confession.Catholic priests are bound to observe the seal of confession and cannot reveal to anyone the contents of a confession or whether a confession took place. Priests who violate the seal are automatically excommunicated.At issue is a civil lawsuit involving a woman who said that in 2008, when she was a minor, she told Fr. Bayhi that she was being abused by a parishioner. The alleged conversation with the priest took place during the Sacrament of Confession. The woman is now in her mid-20s.Louisiana law requires clergy to report sexual abuse. Parts of the law grant an exception when abuse allegations are revealed during confi...
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- From a small office in Jordan's capital, two dozen Syrians and Americans talk daily by Skype with activists and civilians on both sides of the conflict in neighboring Syria to get a unique perspective on the civil war and the scope of the suffering....
BELMOPAN, Belize (AP) -- Hurricane Earl has slammed into the coast of the Caribbean nation of Belize with winds of 80 mph (130 kph, bringing with it heavy rain....
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- For years, authorities had concerns about Metro Transit Police Officer Nicholas Young: He traveled to Libya and boasted of joining rebel groups there, and he even described his collection of Nazi memorabilia to law enforcement, according to court documents. But until last month, authorities said, he hadn't committed a crime....
Besides dazzling feats of athleticism, dazzling new technologies will be on display at the Olympics....
LONDON (AP) -- A woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of London, police said Thursday. A suspect was in custody....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the Zika virus escalates into a public health crisis, members of Congress remain entrenched politically, with Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers over the failure to act as the number of mosquito-transmitted cases in the U.S. grows....
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean space officials are hard at work on a five-year plan to put more advanced satellites into orbit by 2020, and don't intend to stop there: They're also aiming for the moon, and beyond....
DETROIT (AP) -- Crystal Webb cringes whenever a patrol car appears in her rearview mirror. She also never wants to see the inside of a police station again....
BANGKOK (AP) -- The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government. And yet the "Ugly American," it would seem, isn't all bad. Americans are also seen from afar as generous tippers, friendly, uncomplicated, rich and the standard bearers of freedom, equality, creativity and technological power....
