The following article attempts to answer a long-standing question about the origin of nineteen hymns and anthems which appeared in the first American Catholic hymnal, published in Philadelphia in 1787 ...

A woman prays during a Black History Month Mass of thanksgiving Feb. 28, 2021, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Lead me, guide me, along the way. For ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, stirred up the proverbial hornet's nest last month when he announced that certain hymns would no longer be played in the diocese, citing ...