BURLINGAME — Sitting in Mercy Center’s parlor, her hands were clasped tightly. And as she cleared her throat, Sister Suzanne Toolan’s eyes stared off into the distance. She started off singing softly: ...

For nearly two centuries, this is the Christmas carol that won’t stop singing a subversive song of hope, Meredith says.

Kate Basi, a liturgical composer and member of the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Choir in Columbia, Mo., is seen in this undated photo. On June 8, 2022, the Association of Catholic Publishers named her ...

Program director Michael Roberts demonstrates the Great Catholic Music app for listeners. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Chris Cugini, Living Bread Radio.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Catholics hear hymns ...

A cardinal has said that the lyrics of the official hymn of this year’s International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest helped Hungary’s Catholics survive war and communism. In a video welcoming the ...

O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it ...

The Vatican will hold a contest to choose the original musical composition for the official hymn of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. The Dicastery for Evangelization announced the sacred music ...

Four months after March Madness, hymn lovers are awaiting the outcome of a different kind of tournament that will answer this question: “What’s the greatest hymn of all time?” Will it be “Holy, Holy, ...

Legendary composer Irving Berlin wrote his iconic God Bless America for a musical revue while in the Army during World War I, but he shelved it. One hundred years later, it turns out his patriotic ...

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette is a composer who wishes her music was not so popular. One of her works, titled "If We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers," is a biblically based response to politicians who, ...

In a bittersweet turn of events, Dibrugarh's iconic Sacred Heart Cathedral, which has stood for 94 years, may celebrate its ...