RNS Morning Report - Remembering Russell M. Nelson, LDS president who shook up the church

Top Stories Remembering Russell M. Nelson, LDS president who shook up the church (RNS) — No trailblazer in his more than three decades as an apostle, Nelson, who died Saturday at 101, made many changes. Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former heart surgeon had a vibrant and transformative tenure, spending four decades in the highest levels of church leadership. Multiple people shot at Mormon church in Michigan and shooter is down, police say GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Detroit, local police said in a social media post. ACNA is tested and chaplains scramble as chaplain-endorsing nonprofit exits (RNS) — The break comes as their bishop, Derek Jones, declined to participate in an investigation he and his lawyers deemed unlawful. Photographer Gordon Parks’ religious images displayed in DC exhibition WASHINGTON (RNS) — Mostly self-taught, Parks interspersed religious images in his photography across his career, an exhibition at Howard University reveals. Opinion A federal probe into US’s largest Hindu temple leaves questions for minority faiths (RNS) — Allegations and unbalanced media coverage can leave enduring marks on targeted minority communities. Kirk’s memorial was caught between the Sermon on the Mount and spiritual warfare (RNS) — Will Donald Trump's or Erika Kirk's Christianity win out? ICYMI ‘We have arrived’: Mammoth deity statues announce Hindus’ rising status in the West (RNS) — At least five towering statues of Hindu gods have been built across Canada and the US in the past decade. How ‘RaptureTok’ amplified an extreme corner of faith (RNS) — The trend highlights how TikTok amplifies extreme performances of religion and raises questions about its impact on young people’s beliefs. In Other News King Charles to visit Vatican and meet Pope Leo for first time Leaders of Mexican megachurch led a sprawling sex-trafficking enterprise, US prosecutors allege Depend on our reporting? Help us out! As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. You can support this work! News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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