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Heartbreak for Utah County family after missionary son dies suddenly in New Mexico
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Jan. 7 - 9:46 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints confirmed Elder Caleb Martin passed away in his sleep over the weekend while serving in the New Mexico Farmington Mission.
BODY CAM: Michigan police rescue Grand Blanc church members during shooting and burning
KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 2:15 p.m. | Save Story
On Sept. 28, 2025, officers with the Grand Blanc Police Department and the Genesee County Sheriff's Office responded to an active shooter at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building.
Pope Leo, closing Catholic Holy Year, urges kindness to foreigners
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted Jan. 6 - 11:20 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo closed the Catholic Church's Holy Year on Tuesday by sealing shut the special "Holy Door" in St. Peter's Basilica and urging Christians worldwide to help those in need and treat foreigners with kindness.
Church of Jesus Christ invites young adults to be 'one in a million' in institute's centennial year
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 5 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' institute program has grown in the last 100 years from a single building in Idaho to over 2,700 locations in 170 countries around the world.
Rome welcomed record 33.5 million pilgrims for Catholic Holy Year
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted Jan. 5 - 8:21 a.m. | Save Story
About 33.5 million pilgrims came to Rome in 2025 for the Catholic Holy Year, Vatican and Italian officials said on Monday, marking a record number of yearly visitors.
Latter-day Saint missionary from Salem dies of unknown cause in New Mexico
Ashley Imlay, KSL | Posted Jan. 4 - 12:25 p.m. | Save Story
A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Salem serving in New Mexico died Saturday of an unknown medical cause, church officials said.
'Evidence of divine love': Services honor life, legacy of President Jeffrey R. Holland
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Dec. 31 - 12:57 p.m. | Save Story
President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was honored Wednesday as a man of deep faith.
Funeral services set for President Jeffrey R. Holland
Sicily Stanton for KSL | Posted Dec. 28 - 9:36 a.m. | Save Story
Funeral services for President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have been set for Wednesday.
'Compassionate leadership': Local leaders praise service of President Jeffrey R. Holland
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Updated Dec. 27 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
Local religious and political leaders express condolences for President Jeffrey Roy Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ, who died Saturday.
Quorum of the 12 President Jeffrey R. Holland dies at age 85
KSL Staff | Posted Dec. 27 - 4:55 a.m. | Save Story
President Jeffrey R. Holland, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died early Saturday at age 85.
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything.
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Updated Dec. 24 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
President Jeffrey R. Holland hospitalized with 'ongoing health issue'
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 2:18 p.m. | Save Story
President Jeffrey R. Holland has been hospitalized to be treated for ongoing health complications, according to a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Photo gallery: Christmas food giveaway a gift for those in need
Laura Seitz, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
Understanding the value of feeding the hungry, the Salt Lake City Mission hosted its annual "Christmas Food Box Giveaway" on Monday and Deseret News photojournalist Laura Seitz visited the mission to document the event.
Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
After two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to war in Gaza, thousands of people have flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve.
Church returns petroglyphs removed from Utah-Idaho border 80 years ago to Shoshone Nation
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
A 2,500-pound stone containing prehistoric petroglyphs has returned to wildland near the Utah-Idaho border, 80 years after it was removed and taken to a Tremonton church.
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 18 - 8:11 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York. Hicks, currently the bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Salt Lake Jewish leaders say they see light through darkness Australia attack cast on community
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 17 - 10:37 p.m. | Save Story
While Sunday's attack brought darkness to Hanukkah this year, Salt Lake's Jewish leaders say they feel the light from the city's and world's response to the attack.
