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The top 10 Mormon news stories of 2023
By Jana Riess — December 30, 2023
(RNS) — There's a mix of good news (more missionaries!) and bad news (more sexual and financial scandals).
I volunteered with ‘Light the World’ Giving Machines for Christmas. Here’s what I saw.
By Jana Riess — December 22, 2023
(RNS) — A church that has been criticized for its vast wealth is trying to do more for charity.
6 things we now know (maybe) about the LDS church’s wealth
By Jana Riess — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — A new ‘60 Minutes’ interview raised questions about the LDS church's finances, including whether its wealth now amounts to $150 billion.
LDS Church is under fire in Australia
By Jana Riess — October 31, 2022
(RNS) — If the reports are true, the government of Australia has every right to be angry. This kind of financial practice looks terrible for the church. It feels covert and deceptive.
LDS Church joins fight against Covid-19, with members sewing 5 million face masks
By Jana Riess — April 16, 2020
The LDS Church is donating medical supplies in 57 countries affected by the pandemic, and encouraging Mormons to sew face masks.
Just HOW do Mormon women hold the priesthood?
By Jana Riess — August 11, 2014
The overall argument that women (and children, and cats, and possibly guppies) can receive all the blessings of the priesthood just by having hands laid on their head and some lovely words spoken is, at best, only partially true. And without intending to, these sincere and well-meant justifications actually undermine the power of the priesthood.
Mormons and Community Service
By Jana Riess — October 21, 2013
Mormon community service tends to be a series of one-offs: a tornado swoops down, and then so do we, lending support to the victims of a disaster. Or we head to a soup kitchen one day a year to serve people we don't take the time to get to know.
Mormons Help Malnourished Children in Guatemala
By Jana Riess — July 12, 2013
Even a $50 donation, like the ones I have made, can support one child for an entire year. It's staggering to think about, really. That's not far off the amount I am spending this weekend per ticket to take our visiting niece and nephew to an amusement park.
Mormon Women to Pray in General Conference (!) . . . and 4 Other Reasons for Mormon Feminists to Be Happy This Month
By Jana Riess — March 19, 2013
Rumor confirmed! Women will pray in General Conference for the first time in Mormon history . . . and 4 other reasons for Mormon feminists to be glad this month.
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