‘Hymns that are liked by the people are a good choice, but it’s also important that they convey the Catholic faith,’ said Archbishop Shawn McKnight. Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress ...

On June 17, Father Pierre Nguyễn Kim Long — composer of the iconic “Prayer of Peace” and over 3,500 hymns — passed away at 84. His death is not only a loss for Vietnamese sacred music but the end of ...

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 ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns from Mass ...

Openly gay news anchor Gio Benitez, known for his work on Good Morning America, has joined the Catholic Church after being ...

The last time the Catholic church in Wilson Township faced an existential threat was on New Year’s Eve 1935, when the church was set ablaze. Not even a trace of its sacred vessels was found in the ...

WILSON TOWNSHIP, MINN. – The last time the Catholic church here faced an existential threat was on New Year’s Eve 1935, when the church was set ablaze. Not even a trace of its sacred vessels was found ...