In fact, the first book published in North America was “The Bay Psalm Book,” in 1640. It took a century for hymns with new ...

Sometimes what we are thankful for depends on that moment in time. I was reminiscing about 10 blessings I jotted down over a ...

One hit song by Cat Stevens is a folky rearrangement of a famous Christian hymn that came out during the 1930s.

While these are not traditional hymns, or even overtly religious songs, these pieces call out social justice issues pertinent ...

NCR's Michael Sean Winters praises Bishop W. Shawn McKnight for reversing his decision to ban certain hymns from his diocese, ...

The performance was at night in the middle school gymnasium — and it was filled to the gills. We opened with the old hymn ...

Hymns for the new bishop of the Isle of Man ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban this week on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics as well as a ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The International Marian Research Institute has often been asked for familiar hymns for a May devotion to Mary or a May Crowning. These hymns are appropriate ...

NCR senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf, columnist Daniel Horan and David Dault discuss the implications of President-elect ...