This week, LDS Church leaders apologized for the unauthorized proxy baptism of the parents of Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and punished Mormons responsible for the violation of ...

(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will now allow women to be witnesses for temple sealings and baptisms. This historic change was announced Wednesday by the Church. The ...

(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making it easier for children of polygamists to join the faith. Children, who wish to join the Church, can now be baptized at 8 years old, ...

A potential conflict between Jewish organizations and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over vicarious baptism was averted Monday when the church said that Simon Wiesenthal’s name was ...

Argh! The media's prurient interest in an innocuous sacred LDS Temple ordinance has, once again, reared its ugly head. --- What is it about Proxy Baptisms -- aka "Baptism for the... Argh! The media's ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints removed the name of Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal from a list of those to be posthumously baptized, after the organization bearing ...

Many religious rites in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — from blessings and baptisms to confirmations and ordinations — are tactile experiences, requiring person-to-person contact.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of ...

Women and girls can now act as official witnesses in some Mormon rituals. While it may seem small, here's why it's actually a big deal. (RNS) — It seems like such a small thing: women and girls of a ...