The Latest Breaking News from Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints

Utah bride accused of setting fire to Mormon church the day before her wedding

Security footage showed Lenita Joy Moreno allegedly stealing lighters from Ace Hardware store while shopping for wedding decor

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Vegas residents beg court to stop massive Mormon temple construction after council give go ahead

The temple would stand 216 feet high and tower over other buildings in the Las Vegas neighborhood

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

$2.3B awarded in sex abuse lawsuit that named Mormon church

Attorneys say a California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Asexual Latter-day Saints face an added dilemma: Finding their place in a tradition focused on marriage

It can be difficult to imagine two identities more conflicting than being queer and Mormon.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022

Rock has sympathy for God and the devil

The line between contemporary Christian music and secular pop music has always been blurry

Salon · Nov 26, 2022

Rock music has had sympathy for God as well as the devil – Kennedy Center honoree Amy Grant is just one big star who’s walked the line between ‘Christian’ and ‘secular’ music

After three multiplatinum and six platinum albums, 30 million albums sold and more than a billion streams, singer Amy Grant is set to receive one of American music’s biggest awards: Kennedy Center Honors.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

Mormon church's celebration of Latino cultures puts spotlight on often-overlooked diversity

Every November since 2002, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has held an annual show called “Luz de las Naciones,” or “Light of the Nations.” With a cast of more than 500, most of whom are Latino members of the church, the program incorporates music, dancing and spiritual…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2022

Why the GOP’s battle for the soul of ‘character conservatives’ in these midterms may center on Utah and its Latter-day Saint voters

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee is seeking reelection in Utah – a typically uneventful undertaking for an incumbent Republican in a state that hasn’t had a Democratic senator since 1977. But he faces a unique challenger: Evan McMullin.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

America's Christian majority is on track to end

A new study shows that America's Christian majority has been shrinking for years, and if recent trends continue, Christians could make up less than half the U.S. population within a few decades.

WEKU · Sep 17, 2022