(RNS) — We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time. (RNS) — If you’re wondering what ...

The apostolates that have taken up this task of sanctifying culture through art and music reveal that music is not an accompaniment to mission. It is mission. Mary Catherine Levri, associate professor ...

Welcome to the incredible talent of the Sacred Heart Singers of Cork, an Irish music group who sing a cappella in the style of Sacred Harp, a sacred choral music that originated in the American South ...

Choirs and ensembles dedicated to preserving and transmitting the Church’s timeless musical heritage are surging, inspiring faith and drawing hearts closer to God through beauty. (Clockwise from Left) ...

Sacred Earth is Irish accordian master and music producer Sharon Shannon’s first new studio album in three years, and her 10th studio album to date. Shannon is a musician who likes to surprise. While ...

Nóirín Ní Riain sang before she could talk, burbling her own happy little melodies and imitating music she heard in her family home in rural County Limerick, Ireland. Her singing was so constant that ...

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Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens to music also enriches and ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns from Mass ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — It was music that revived a nearly empty Louisville church in the 1970s. Now that same church, the Shrine of St. Martin of Tours, hopes to keep singing but needs help to ...