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Family Discovery Day: Elder Rasband speaks about faith stretching through generations
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 7 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
Attendees at RootsTech heard messages on Saturday from Elder Ronald A. Rasband, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, his wife, and former NFL player Steve Young.
Salt Lake City, Church of Jesus Christ plan for Salt Lake Temple open house
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted March 6 - 10:26 a.m. | Save Story
Millions of people are expected to descend on Salt Lake City during a monthslong public open house for the renovated Salt Lake Temple next year.
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island
Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press | Posted March 6 - 6:39 a.m. | Save Story
A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal.
Millions join together virtually and in Salt Lake City to learn about family history at RootsTech
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 5 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
The annual RootsTech conference is being held in Salt Lake City and online this week. Organizers speak about the conference's purpose and growth.
Church of Jesus Christ donates 20,000 pounds of food in St. George
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted March 5 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 20,000 pounds of food to Switchpoint Pantry in St. George, one of many donations the church is making in collaboration with America250.
Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Updated March 4 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
An independent researcher has asserted that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo. It's the latest purported attribution to the Renaissance genius who is one of the most imitated artists in the world.
'Eternally relevant': Church of Jesus Christ publishes book with discourses from Eliza R. Snow
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 3 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
Church historians speak about a new book called "Rise up and speak: Selected discourses of Eliza R. Snow," published by the Church Historian's Press and announced on Tuesday.
Utah rabbi on lessons from Purim amid global conflict
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted March 2 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
As war rages in the Middle East, Jews around the world are marking Purim, a holiday that commemorates how Queen Esther helped save the Jewish people in Iran more than 2,000 years ago.
A week of joy and music: Tabernacle Choir's Brazil tour ends in São Paulo
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted March 1 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
The world tour to São Paulo wrapped up on Sunday night for the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, which has spent the past week performing in Brazil.
Cardinal found with phone during secret conclave to elect Pope Leo, book says
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Updated March 1 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
The secret conclave that elected Pope Leo head of the Catholic Church last May was interrupted when one of the 133 cardinals involved was found carrying a cellphone, a massive security breach, a book released on Sunday revealed.
An op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer makes an appeal to stop bigotry against BYU
Jacob Hess, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 27 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
One week before BYU and Cincinnati meet again on the basketball court, eight Latter-day Saints authored an op-ed sharing what it was like to be recipients of a derogatory chant in November.
US charges 30 more in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Reuters | Posted Feb. 27 - 3:47 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday charged 30 more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service last month in protest of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
'Bridge between faiths': Interfaith Ramadan event draws cross-section of community reps
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
An interfaith Ramadan event in Sandy, just three days after an attack on the leader of the Utah Islamic Center, drew a cross-section of community representatives.
Tabernacle Choir opens São Paulo world tour stop with powerful performance
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square had its first of four concerts in São Paulo, Brazil, in one of the city's most unique venues: a renovated train station turned into a music hall.
Church of Jesus Christ adds 12 new hymns with Old Testament focus
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The new hymnbook for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has 72 hymns after 12 new hymns, many with Old Testament ties, were added Thursday.
Utah Islamic Center imam uninjured in attack; police investigating as possible hate crime
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Feb. 24 - 10:18 p.m. | Save Story
The imam of the Utah Islamic Center was uninjured in an attack, though his car was hit several times by gunfire, and police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Tabernacle Choir heads to São Paulo for sixth stop on global 'Songs of Hope' Tour
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 11:17 a.m. | Save Story
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is traveling thousands of miles away from Salt Lake for the sixth stop on its world tour.
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
Hannah Schoenbaum and Rebecca Boone, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 21 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect.
