The property has an appraised value of $8.4 million, according to the King County Department of Assessments.

The bishops are retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now-deceased Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bishop Malone has faced questions about how he has handled allegations of abuse against diocesan priests for more than a year.

We must not fear losing priests because we ask the right questions of our bishops.

Three recent examples show what it looks like for the institutional church to welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics in the context of Gospel values and church teaching.

Cardinal George Pell's conviction on child sexual abuse charges was upheld by a 2-1 ruling of an Australian court of appeal.