Mormon church well prepared to handle leader death
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The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.
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Despite the fact that the cause of Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard&#39;s death may not be known for several days, it seems that some of his survivors are already bracing for battle over his assets.
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- As mourners laid her bullet-riddled body to rest yesterday, environmentalists and colleagues of slain missionary Dorothy Stang seesawed between fragile optimism and angry skepticism over a question they had hoped never to consider.
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The Greek Orthodox church was in mourning last night after a senior patriarch and three leading bishops were killed in a helicopter crash in the Aegean Sea.
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It could just be fear of Rudy Giuliani, but some evangelical leaders are seeing a savior in the GOP's great Mormon hope
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Bishop John C. Wester lays his hands upon the Rev. Jose Gregorio Rausseo Gomez while the Rev. Manuel de Jesus Ceron-Valdez waits his turn during their ordination to be priests at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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U.S. polygamist sect leader   Warren Jeffs, who was arrested in August after two years on the   run, was ordered on Wednesday to face a preliminary hearing to   determine if he should stand trial on charges of rape as an   accomplice.
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The Presbyterian Church (USA) has stepped up security at its headquarters and advised its churches to be on alert after receiving a letter threatening arson attacks because of its policies in the Middle East.
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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
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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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Mitt Romney isn't the only casualty in his failed presidential bid. The Mormon church, yearning for broad acceptance, also took a beating.
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The leaders want their faith to be enshrined as the national religion, governing marriage, divorce and family inheritance.
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HALIFAX (CP) - Dignitaries, sailors in dress uniform, and silver-haired ex-submariners crowded into a church Wednesday for the funeral of Lieut.
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If leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hold with tradition, the next president of the church will be a soft-spoken World War II veteran with a love for telling stories.
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CAIRO -- Egypt prepared yesterday for a strictly controlled military funeral for Yasser Arafat where dignitaries from around the world will pay their respects, but where the people -- among whom Arafat was by far more popular -- will be mostly shut out.
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ELEANOR HALL: But first to Egypt, where preparations are underway for the funeral of the man who for almost half a century was one of the most dominant figures in Middle East politics.
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As the community struggled to comprehend the killerÂs actions, families prepared for funerals.