Head of Mormon church dies at 101 | International

WASHINGTON, Sept 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russell Nelson, who headed the Mormonchurch since 2018, died on Saturday night at age 101, the church announced. "With sorrow we announce that Russell M. Nelson, beloved President of TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully... at hishome in Salt Lake City," it said in a statement, using the church's officialname. The former heart surgeon was "the oldest president in the history of theChurch," the statement added, without specifying a cause of death. Utah Republican senator Mike Lee lauded Nelson as a "bold, visionary leaderprepared by God to testify of Jesus Christ in the very times in which we nowlive." Nelson became the 17th president of the Church in January 2018...