BOSTON (CBS) – Sunday's mass in Philadelphia is the biggest, most public event of Pope Francis' visit to America, with over a million people expected to pack the city. During the event, the work of a ...

WASHINGTON — The doctrine committee of the US bishops’ conference (USCCB) earlier this year produced a guide to evaluating the lyrics of hymns on the basis of their doctrinal content, noting that ...

As the sound of drums, tambourines and Swahili hymns reverberated through St. Andrew's Church, Elizabeth Muturi and fellow parishioners swayed their arms and hips, dancing down the aisle with the Book ...

MANILA, Philippines–Pope Francis’ concluding Mass at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta (Rizal Park) on Sunday will be highlighted by hymns sung in the country’s many dialects and musical forms, in a ...

While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...

A Christmas celebration was held overnight in the Old West End. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral held the ...

Masked church members sang hymns, clapped hands and prayed as the service was broadcast online and by Christian TV channels. Seoul’s Myeongdong Catholic Cathedral, the biggest Catholic church in South ...

PHILADELPHIA — After Pope Francis announced he will attend the 2015 World Meeting of Families, the event’s organizers released an official hymn that speaks of family unity, “holy freedom” and the Holy ...

(RNS) — More than 800 people, mostly members of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, voted during the competition that featured brackets similar to the springtime NCAA basketball ...

The midnight Christmas mass in churches across Pune is more than a mere ritual. It is a moment when the city collectively ...

Elizabeth Muturi, center, dances during an Aug. 11, 2019, Swahili Mass at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Edmonton, Alberta. Muturi, who grew up attending Mass in Kenya, said the sights and sounds of ...