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.

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.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has named its new leader and prophet. Russell M. Nelson, who has served as the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 2015, was named the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday to lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide. Oaks’ ...

Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four decades in the highest levels of church leadership and ascended to the presidency in January 2018.

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 ...

The new LDS Church First Presidency, led by Dallin Oaks, gives its first interview — with fellow Latter-day Saint and former journalist Jane Clayson Johnson.