I have purchased and listen often to many recordings of liturgical music: Gregorian chant, English Recusant polyphony, the great Counter-Reformation polyphonic works of Victoria, Palestrina, Gesualdo, ...

Students from St. Martin of Tours School in Amityville, N.Y., sing with the children’s choir during a Mass marking the opening of “Celebrate Catholic Schools Week” at St. Martin of Tours Church Jan.

WASHINGTON-- Even the Beatles couldn't get a deal with the first record label that auditioned them. Consider the situation of liturgical music composers who have only three U.S. publishers to go to ...

There are many ways to get involved with Mass at Boston College. The Liturgy Arts Group serves the Boston College community by sharing its gift of music and our student liturgies are enhanced by the ...

In a delightful scene in Ang Lee’s splendid comic film Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, the oldest sister of the Taiwanese family at the center of the story, a recently converted and fervent Christian, ...

The basic elements of human existence -- birth and death, suffering and betrayal and redemption -- are always with us, but their aspects change with every generation. The same is true of the cultural ...

(RNS) The head of liturgical music for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, who was also to play a key role planning the huge outdoor Mass concluding Pope Francis’ trip to the U.S. in September, is ...

Ron Kenoly died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 81. He is survived by his second wife, Diana, and three sons.

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Jan. 23, 1982 edition of America. Numberless things liturgical have changed for the better since Vatican II. Should you have any doubt of the ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of Pope St. Pius X’s motu propio on the renewal of sacred music, “Tra le sollecitudini,” Pope John Paul II has issued a personal letter calling for the Church to embark ...

The road to a Grammy starts with an album release. And in the world of gospel music released by church choirs, that usually means the album is first available in church and for parishioners. And, when ...