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(Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A screenshot of apostle Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife, Patricia, from their RootsTech Connect broadcast during Family Discovery Day on Feb. 27, 2021.

Latest from Mormon Land: Hollands return to their roots; ‘Book of Mormon’ musical celebrates a milestone

By David Noyce | March 4, 2021, 3:23 p.m.

(Screenshot via Brigham Young University) A new report released by Brigham Young University finds that students of color often “feel isolated and unsafe as a result of their experiences with racism at BYU."

‘Mormon Land’: A deeper look at BYU’s report on campus racism and how the school can fix it

By The Salt Lake Tribune | March 3, 2021, 8:07 p.m.

United Methodist conservatives detail plans for a breakaway

How a tiny Utah community fought off an LDS Church housing project and lost a temple

(Jacquelyn Martin | AP file photo) In this Wednesday, July 26, 2017 file photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event organized by Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., in support of transgender members of the military on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, maintaining its opposition to the Equality Act and endorsing an alternative bill by Rep. Chris Stewart.

LDS Church says it supports Rep. Chris Stewart’s alternative to the Equality Act

By Sara Tabin | March 1, 2021, 5:22 p.m.

Federal policemen patrol by a concrete wall placed by Iraqi security forces to surround the Our Lady of Salvation Church during preparations for the Pope's visit in Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP/Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Commentary: The pope’s Iraq visit will make headlines. Can it make life better for religious minorities?

By Knox Thames | Religion News Service | February 26, 2021, 9:31 p.m.

(Jon Krakauer) The former compound of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-day Saints pictured in 2006.

Former FLDS members buy sect’s South Dakota compound

By The Associated Press | February 26, 2021, 7:12 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility are loaded onto a truck for transport in Accra, Ghana, on Feb. 24, 2021.

LDS Church kicks in $20M toward global COVID vaccination push

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | February 26, 2021, 11:12 p.m.

(AP Photo) In this combination photo, Charisma Carpenter, from left, attends the 6th annual Thirst Gala on June 30, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sarah Michelle Gellar arrives at Jingle Ball on Dec. 6, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif., and Joss Whedon arrives at the premiere of "Bad Times at the El Royale" on Sept. 22, 2018, in Los Angeles. Whedon, the prominent film and TV creator who faced a claim of abusive behavior on the set of “Justice League,” drew criticism Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, from actors who worked with him on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” including Gellar and Carpenter.

Jana Riess: On Joss Whedon, J.K. Rowling, cancel culture and the Bible

By Jana Riess | Religion News Service | February 25, 2021, 10:49 p.m.

(Omar Vega/Invision/AP file photo) David Duchovny arrives at the season premiere of "The X-Files" at the California Science Center on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. The actor's new novel tackles Mormonism.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘X-Files’ star David Duchovny delves into the world of Mormonism

By David Noyce | February 25, 2021, 11:59 p.m.

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