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World Congress of Families IX: Weekly worship, chastity enhance the stability...
A plenary panel highlighted the impact that worship has on chastity, marriage and society as a whole during the World Congress of Families IX in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Patrick Fagan of the...
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This week’s gathering of the World Congress of Families in Salt Lake City is the first time the event has taken place in the United States. While many delegates and presenters have attended the...
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World Congress of Families IX: Delegates seek to create coalitions with...
Alexey Komov and his wife had run a management consulting business for ten years in Moscow, Russia when they decided to get involved with the World Congress of Families in 2009. “We thought, ‘Maybe...
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World Congress of Families IX: Traditional families are central to African...
A panel of African delegates reported to the World Conference of Families on the progress of the pro-family movement on the African continent Friday in a closing session of the conference. The Most...
View ArticleWorld Congress of Families IX: The power of stories can shape society for good
The Friendship Train is one of America’s lost stories. After World War II, the train collected foodstuffs from thousands of American donors for transport to European countries. It was primarily a token...
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World Congress of Families IX: Churches, individuals must defend religious...
The World Congress of Families IX opened its final plenary session with panelists who discussed the need for future laws and policies to protect life and the family. Evan Lenow, Elklund Chair of...
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World Congress of Families IX: The Piano Guys, American Heritage Lyceum...
The World Congress of Families closed their four-day conference with a concert by The Piano Guys and the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic. The Philharmonic is an advanced full symphony orchestra...
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Britain: Russian jetliner may have been downed by bomb
LONDON— Britain said Wednesday it has information suggesting the Russian jet that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb and it was suspending flights to and from the...
View Article2 dead, 7 arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind
SAINT-DENIS, France — Amid gunfire and explosions, police raided a suburban Paris apartment where they believed the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks was holed up. The siege ended Wednesday...
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Narrowing rift, US and Russia entertain cooperation in Syria
MOSCOW — In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift...
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Vatican praised for efforts to combat money-laundering
European evaluators urged Vatican prosecutors on Tuesday to move ahead and bring charges in some of the 25 money-laundering investigations they have opened over the past few years as part of beefed-up...
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LDS Church releases statement condemning Oregon armed occupation
One Utah native called himself ‘Captain Moroni,’ spawning several media inquiries in connection to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a group of militiamen occupied a federal...
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Pope pushes for Europe to find balance between security and refugees
Pope Francis insisted Monday that Europe has the means to welcome refugees without compromising its security or culture, saying the continent bears the “moral responsibility” to care for others who...
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Terrorist attacks affect travel around the world and at BYU
Recent terrorist attacks have claimed hundreds of lives. Twelve lives were taken in the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris in 2015. One hundred and thirty people were killed in November in the Paris...
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Pentagon: 2 US Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned
WASHINGTON — Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small Navy boats after the boats had mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters, but American officials have received...
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Commissioner of international religious freedom praises family home evenings
Dr. Daniel Mark, assistant professor of political science at Villanova University in Pennsylvania addressed BYU students on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 to talk about “what politics can learn from the...
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BYU professors discuss history of missionaries in Europe
The David M. Kennedy Center held its monthly Café CSE event by holding a discussion panel with four BYU professors discussing the history of missionaries in Europe. The panel consisted of Eric...
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Millennials and Religion: The rise of the ‘nones’
First in a series She’s a teenage Mormon girl dating a hipster-looking, long-haired atheist. Instead of going to the mall or watching movies, she and her boyfriend talk religion, spirituality and...
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Millennials and religion: why they leave
Second in a series Shannon Hall-Bulzone is a 31-year-old ex-Jehovah’s Witness who didn’t “want to be the problem worshipper” in her congregation. “I don’t think you have to be a member of a...
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Millennials ‘like’ casual, tech-friendly worship
The wavering of millennials in America’s religious landscape may not only be an issue, but also a question begging an answer. Where is everyone going? And what’s working to bring them back? To find...
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