Religion News Service – Jana Riess

• The LDS church posted about supporting working moms. The influencers’ hot takes took off. May 7, 2026
  (RNS) — These influencers are coming of age in a religion that has gone from demonizing working mothers to quietly tolerating them to giving them the highest and most publicly visible callings in the church.
  Brian Gonzales
• Former LDS mission president explains what we get wrong about people leaving the church April 29, 2026
  (RNS) — The most devout Latter-day Saints are the most likely to be wrong about how many people are leaving the church and why, a new study shows.
  Jana Riess
• Reading ‘Theo of Golden’ as resistance to Donald Trump April 16, 2026
  (RNS) — The story is unglamorous and simple, and somehow the utterly perfect antidote for the cruel zeitgeist of 2026 America.
  Jana Riess
• How the LDS Church is growing — and shrinking April 6, 2026
  (RNS) — The church just reported more convert baptisms than any previous year in its history.
  Jana Riess
• Latina/o Mormons grow in numbers and in faith, but also in frustration over immigration April 3, 2026
  (RNS) — Latina/o Mormons 'know their gospel backward and forward,' said researcher Sujey Vega. This means they're all too aware when some of the church's members embrace MAGA stances that are un-Christian.
  Jana Riess
• New book aims to break silence on Mormon temple garments March 23, 2026
  (RNS) — Two hundred women said they had medical obstacles to wearing LDS temple garments, according to a survey conducted for 'Mormon Garments: Sacred and Secret,' released last month.
  Jana Riess
• Mormon women can now be Sunday school presidents March 18, 2026
  (RNS) — A history-making expansion of possible responsibilities at church for Latter-day Saint women.
  Jana Riess
• Mormons are opening up about sex, says therapist February 18, 2026
  (RNS) — Jennifer Finlayson-Fife used to get hate mail for saying words like ‘clitoris’ out loud. Now her classes and podcasts are in high demand.
  Jana Riess
• New LDS apostle expected to be a strident culture warrior and doctrinal watchdog February 13, 2026
  (RNS) — His ascent indicates the church may be doubling down on doctrinal conformity, especially around marriage and family.
  Jana Riess
• When Mormons say to comply with ICE incursions, we’re forgetting our own history February 2, 2026
  (RNS) — In 1857, when Latter-day Saints deemed actions emanating from Washington, DC, to be significant breaches of constitutional norms, they didn’t comply, they resisted.
  W. Paul Reeve