At the start of an Aug. 23 Catholic wedding in St. Paul, Minnesota, all eyes turned to the back of the church for that iconic moment: the bride’s procession down the aisle with her father, before he ...

As leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Hymnbook Committee have been working on the new global hymnbook, “Hymns — For Home and Church,” they have carefully considered ...

Robert Robinson was an English pastor, hymn writer, and scholar born in 1735 in Swaffham, Norfolk. Beyond his hymns, Robinson wrote several important works on theology and church history, including ...

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a Christian hymn written by Robert Robinson in 1758 when he was just 22 years old. The hymn is a prayer asking God to guide the heart and keep it faithful. It ...

Central Floridian composer Daniel Crozier’s “Dream After El Greco” piano concerto had its world premiere in two performances over the weekend by the Bach Festival Society. And though “Dream” is in the ...

When was ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ written, and by whom? We explore the Welsh hymn’s origins, meaning, and lyrics. The beloved 18th-century Welsh hymn ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ (also ...

Unfortunately, hymns are slowly becoming forgotten pieces of music. Sure, churches will occasionally bring out a hymn, but for the most part, they are being left in the past. Many praise and worship ...

Italian farmers, who are among this year’s pilgrims of hope for the 2025 Jubilee, brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast of St. Anthony ...

(RNS) — Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of ...

One hundred-fifty years ago, a mild-mannered insurance man was born in the small Connecticut town of Danbury. On nights and weekends, he composed music, most of which went unperformed in his lifetime.