The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish a new document on marriage in the context of ongoing discussions about polygamy in Africa.

Russell M. Nelson pushed the church away from members’ longtime nickname, ‘Mormons’ – a term that has shaped other Americans’ view of the church for 200 years.

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Years after the reign of Warren Jeffs, the Short Creek community on the Utah-Arizona border is focused on rebuilding. Missed vaccines were low on the list of priorities, until now.

In the latest LDS Church news, the faith announces dozens of changes to the Doctrine Covenants, thanks largely to new scholarship from the Joseph Smith Papers project.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Montgomery County authorities have arrested a church leader, accusing him of distributing child pornography. Jon Sheptock was the Worship Minister at First ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David W. Lawson, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) In July ...

Authorities arrested Zion Church’s Pastor Jin “Ezra” Mingri along with dozens of church leaders. Since Thursday, police have detained nearly 30 pastors and staff members of Zion Church, an influential ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially named Dallin Harris Oaks its new president—but a live broadcast of the announcement caused some “hilarious” confusion after the announcer ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a new First Presidency. During a live broadcast from Temple Square on Tuesday, President Dallin H. Oaks was named the new ...

Comedian Alibaba has explained he believes in polygamy because it offers practical and cultural benefits. In an interview with Nedu, he stated that having multiple wives can stabilise relationships by ...

A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say. Ezra Jin, founder and pastor ...