Mormons Name New President Amid Increased Scrutiny
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Thomas S. Monson, a longtime Mormon leader who has served in the top echelon of the church for more than 40 years, will head the 13 million-member faith, Mormon church officials announced today.
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A group of gay Mormons is seeking an unprecedented meeting with the new church president and his counselors, hoping to begin a conversation and find ways to address the concerns of its members.
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In the days after Mormon Church president and prophet Gordon B. Hinckley is laid to rest, the men who served as his closest advisers will begin the process of choosing a successor.
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U.S. Catholic bishops, dealing with  a pervasive priest sexual abuse scandal, on Monday elected as  their new president Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane,  Washington, whose diocese faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged  victims.
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America's Roman Catholic bishops chose a new president Monday who has released the names of priests accused of molesting children and reached out to victims but who also plans to seek bankruptcy protection for his diocese because of abuse claims.
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A federal grand jury in Utah on Wednesday indicted U.S. polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs on an additional charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
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After a dismal season, Brigham Young football coach Gary Crowton said today he was stepping down. BYU said it would launch a search for his replacement.
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U.S. Catholic bishops, facing the  financial aftermath of a pervasive child sex abuse scandal, on  Monday elected a president whose diocese plans to seek  bankruptcy protection from dozens of alleged victims.
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Gordon B. Hinckley, the longest-serving president of the Mormon church who presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history, died Sunday, a church spokesman said. He was 97.
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US Catholic bishops, dealing with a pervasive priest sexual abuse scandal, on Monday elected as their new president Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, whose diocese faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged victims.
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One in four people in the U.S. said in a recent poll that they would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who is Mormon, an ominous sign for Republican contender Mitt Romney.
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VIENNA -- Pope John Paul II officially named yesterday a prelate who investigated a child pornography scandal at a seminary to replace the bishop who resigned in the case, which rocked Austria's Roman Catholic Church and triggered an exodus of embittered believers.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - After more than a century on the fringe of America's consciousness, Mormons are riding a wave of media attention and public scrutiny -- and say they welcome the chance to set a few things straight.
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Turkey's new president, a devout Muslim who has vowed to respect the separation of Islam and state, faces his first task Wednesday &#151; reviewing a list of possible Cabinet ministers &#151; while under close scrutiny from secularist opponents.
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By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret Morning News  WASHINGTON -- President Bush intends to nominate James Caswell of Idaho to be the next head of the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday.
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Mitt Romney has benefited from the financial support of his fellow Mormons as he runs for president, and he hasn't shied from returning the favor as he conducts the business of his campaign.
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Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, assured Mormons at their twice-yearly conference Sunday that his health is fine, despite major surgery this year.