Mormon
Who is leaving the LDS church? 8 key survey findings
By Jana Riess — March 7, 2024
(RNS) — Among the findings: Most don’t join another religion after leaving but they also aren’t interested in coming back to the LDS church.
Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against LDS church
By Michael Rezendes and Jason Dearen — November 9, 2023
(AP) — The investigation last year highlighted the use of a church Helpline used by bishops to report instances of child sex abuse to church officials in Salt Lake City.
Behind the Latter-day Saint church’s vast wealth are two centuries of financial hits and misses
By Benjamin Park — April 5, 2023
(The Conversation) — Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment portfolio estimated at $100 billion.
A religiously diverse Edmonton hosts Pope Francis’ visit
By Peter Smith — July 26, 2022
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — In a sign of cross-religious cooperation, volunteers to help with Pope Francis’ visit have come from the local Muslim community, the Salvation Army and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
How Americans have adopted — and adapted — the Indian festival of Holi
By Kalpana Jain — March 17, 2022
(RNS) — Religious practices go through change and transformation.
UFOs and science fiction in Muslim culture goes well beyond ‘Dune’
By Joseph Hammond — November 19, 2021
(RNS) — In the Middle East, in particular, science fiction became an outlet for political criticism.
LDS medical students revolutionize studying in the name of their faith
By Kathryn Post — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We want to help others ... because we feel that that’s what our savior would do if he was in our position,’ said one of the founders.
Student reporters at BYU-Idaho allegedly pressured not to publish negative stories
By Jack Jenkins — November 22, 2019
(RNS) — Student reporters a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints college were told not to 'poke the bear' by publishing stories criticizing school policy, according to a leaked recording of an editorial meeting.
New LDS domain name may spark brand war over ‘Church of Jesus Christ’
By Bob Smietana — April 4, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY — Along with dropping the 'Mormon' nickname, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has changed its website from ldschurch.org to churchofjesuschrist.org.
Mormon missionaries can now phone home once a week
By Bob Smietana — February 15, 2019
New rules allow missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call weekly. Missionaries are also allowed to text and video chat once a week. Previous rules limited calls between missionaries and their families to a few occasions a year.
Latter-day Saints, NAACP collaborating on inner-city initiative
By Adelle M. Banks — October 15, 2018
(RNS) — Leaders of the two groups met in Salt Lake City earlier this month to continue hashing out plans for an 'education and employment initiative' to be started in cities from Baltimore to San Francisco.
Mormon leader: Nicknames for faith are ‘victory for Satan’
By The Associated Press — October 8, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Addressing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-yearly conference in Salt Lake City, church president Russell M. Nelson said the church’s name ‘is not negotiable.’
I’m a Mormon! But I’m not supposed to call myself that anymore.
By Jana Riess — August 17, 2018
Yesterday, the church that invested millions in its Meet the Mormons movie and exports its Mormon Tabernacle Choir as its ambassador to the world asked us all to stop using the word “Mormon.”
Church president: Use ‘Latter-day Saints,’ not ‘Mormon’
By Brady McCombs — August 17, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The terms 'Mormon,' 'Mormonism' and 'LDS' have been frequently used for decades to refer to the Utah-based faith that counts 16 million members worldwide.
East African Mormons look forward to a Nairobi temple
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 18, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Construction of a temple — a setting for key Mormon blessings allowed nowhere else — is a sign that the church has established strong roots in a region.
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