IONIA -- The chords flow light and lilting from Mary Cusack's keyboard. Then follows the voice of her daughter, Caitlin, praising God like a teenage angel. "Alleluia, alleluia," Caitlin sings, her ...

In November 1986, St. John Paul II visited various places in the South Pacific. In a message he gave during the Sunday Angelus prayers at Adelaide, Australia, the Pope said, “We are an Easter People ...

The word “Hallelujah” is one of those rare words that has retained its meaning and its pronunciation throughout millennia of use, in settings sacred and secular. As part of its services this Sunday, ...

Charles Wesley’s ‘Christ the Lord Is Risen Today’ brings alleluia’s historical significance to modern audiences. Long before I ever understood Christ's atoning sacrifice or appreciated his glorious ...

Two Ontario sisters went viral with an Easter version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. The cover song was a gift to their grandparents. They’ve been getting messages of support from all around the world ...

Hallelujah? Holy Saturday: the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday followers of Christ are left with the emptiness and grief that follows the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is “not yet” Easter.

ST. LOUIS — “I wanted to bring Easter to the forefront, and I wanted Easter to be exciting for others,” says Karen Mesler, Founder of Alleluia Baskets. It was an idea that first dates back to 2004 ...

If you’re Catholic, you’ve likely heard the famous Easter quote from Pope St. John Paul II — “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” Did you know that he said this not at Eastertime, but ...

Sometimes I feel like a tiny bird with an injured leg from an encounter with the claws of a crazed cat. I know how lucky I am to be here and how much worse things could be; yet, still, I carry a limp ...

ST. LOUIS — “I wanted to bring Easter to the forefront, and I wanted Easter to be exciting for others,” says Karen Mesler, Founder of Alleluia Baskets. It was an idea that first dates back to 2004 ...