The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will perform at the closing Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress due to a generous grant, organizers told Our Sunday Visitor. “I hope that the music at the National Eucharistic Congress helps … people to set aside the
Sarah Kroger still remembers when, as a teenager, she encountered God in a new way through contemporary worship music. Today, she dedicates her life to giving others that same opportunity — by inviting them to God through her own music. “I think
Andrea Bocelli responds to question in an email interview with the Catholic Review, Baltimore's archdiocesan news outlet, with comments translated from Italian. The interview was ahead of his scheduled Baltimore debut Feb. 20 at CFG Bank Arena.
He said faith is at the
Every year, universities and colleges nationwide recruit students for sports. University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, is doing the same — but for sacred music. “It’s quite common to have students provide music for campus liturgies on various Catholic campuses,” Rebecca
Father Isaiah Marie Hofmann, CFR, and J.J. Wright, inspired by their music sessions at a Bronx homeless shelter, are releasing an album, "Mysteries and Medicines." During the pandemic, Brother Isaiah composed 10 songs sharing his vocation story. The album explores themes of
The popular 1988 song by Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car,” is back in rotation and Luke Combs, who is currently successfully covering it, got to sing it with Chapman at the Grammys in recent days. Yet current interpretations of the lyrics seem to
Song and music are gifts capable of touching the hearts of young people, drawing them out of spirals of anxiety and bringing them closer to God, Pope Francis said.
Greeted with song Dec. 30 by young people from the International Foundation of Pueri
Audrey Assad, a musician whose career centered around Catholicism, began her journey away from the Church around 2013. In this she is far from alone. A 2021 Pew survey found that three-in-ten adults in the U.S. describe their religion as “nothing in
Legendary Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell readily admits that he doesn't write many songs. But two that he has written came to him almost as inspired works when he was on pilgrimage in 2002.
"When I went to Medjugorje, I didn't intend to write
Award-winning Disney and Broadway star Lea Salonga is revealing that her Catholic past informs her approach to Christmas ahead of her performance in a PBS-televised holiday program. “As someone that grew up Catholic, I was raised to believe that Christmas was a