When Catholics arrive at church for the beginning of Advent this weekend, they may find themselves stumbling over not only the words, but also the music. The Vatican has changed the English-speaking ...

I am a cradle Catholic. I was born after the Mass of St. Paul VI was already well established. I grew up familiar with hymns like On Eagle’s Wings and The King of Glory, and I enthusiastically sang ...

It is often said that you cannot attend Mass in Nigeria without hearing a Jude Nnam composition, an ubiquity Nnam combines ...

We are created to sing the praises of Almighty God for all eternity,’ the African cardinal reminds the faithful.

A new musical blending contemporary hip-hop music and Catholic liturgy debuted Feb. 14-16 at the Lyke House, a Catholic Newman Center serving historically Black colleges in Atlanta. The "Hip-Hop Mass" ...

Carrying on a traditional interpretation of sacred music, the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale begins its 50th season this month at the the Church of St. Agnes in Frogtown. At Sunday Masses from roughly ...

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and chanted the Marian prayer "Regina Caeli" in Latin. While many consider Latin chant controversial ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Jan. 23, 1982 edition of America. Numberless things liturgical have changed for the better since Vatican II. Should you have any doubt of the ...

Here's a clip making the rounds of Catholic Twitter. It's the actor Shia LeBoeuf, who recently converted, or reverted, to the practice of Catholicism. In this interview with Bishop Robert Barron, ...

Several questions were raised about the validity of the polka Mass liturgy in the June 2 story, "Without younger fans, polka isfading." Early concerns regarding the use of polka and waltz music during ...

The common source of Jewish and Christian liturgical music in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, a subject of controversy for almost 2,000 years, has been substantiated by Dr. Eric Werner, a ...

Renowned composer Sir James MacMillan sat down with the director of choral activities at The Catholic University of America (CUA), Peter Kadeli, to discuss how music “helps carry the prayers of the ...