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 ...

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 ...

Maria Solis is at home with the sprawling, diversity of Catholic liturgical music in the United States. Growing up bilingual in Texas, she saw the eclectic cultural influences of music at Mass, and, ...

US President-elect Joe Biden concluded his victory speech by reciting his deceased son Beau's favourite popular Catholic hymn "On Eagles' Wings", hoping that the carol will give comfort to many ...

The popular Catholic hymn “Be Not Afraid” has been included in the hymnals of every Christian denomination, but people might be more likely to sing it in a time of fear or grief than at church. An ...

In late 2020, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—a body whose pronouncements I tend to ignore and, often, actively avoid—published a document about the use of music during the Mass. The ...

As part of its annual four-day celebration of Catholic education, liturgy and spirituality, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress commissions a song to be used for its liturgies. This year the ...

As a lifelong member of the Catholic community, I have a question for Cleveland Bishop Edward C. Malesic. Why do we sing the hymn, “All Are Welcome” in church on Sundays? To quote Inigo Montoya in ...

Fr. Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden's victory speech Nov. 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn "On Eagle's Wings." Biden gave an fairly ...