Flowers adorn St. Peter’s Square on March 26, 2005, in preparation for Easter Sunday Mass in Vatican City. (photo: ...

Sandy Shapiro Washington, D.C. Jake Lundberg’s story, “Never Call Retreat,” about the history and endurance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” begins with the observation that we seem to have two ...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, it seems fitting that a group of very different organizations are coming together to present a concert on Oct. 18 hailing this milestone year.

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range of human emotions and experiences; from the depths of anger, resentment, and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Theologian Sinclair Ferguson told thousands of Christians gathered at the Sing! Conference that singing is woven into the fabric of creation and redemption, stressing that Jesus ...

"We sing freedom songs today for the same reason the slaves sang them, because we too are in bondage and the songs add hope to our determination that 'We shall overcome, Black and White together, We ...

Dolly Parton once shared that she wanted the gospel hymn “If We Never Meet Again” to be sung at her funeral. The country music icon died Tuesday at the age of 80, but she had already thought about the ...

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker was seen and heard singing the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" at a stop of his "Fear& LIVE" tour over the weekend, drawing a strong reaction online. Leading a cheering ...

Since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been locked in a high-stakes standoff with the West. In her concise and highly readable book, Notte, an international relations ...

In our final installment of AP250, how We Shall Overcome became the anthem of generations of protestors. Today on the show, we revisit an episode from the NPR archives about the legacy of hope found ...

With just one year to go before 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, its official theme song is announced: Confidite, Ego Vici Mundum, or “Take courage! I have overcome the world”. It is a tune that will ...

Written for and debuted live at the World Cup, "We Dance" was the last song in a lively halftime show. By Ashley Iasimone What was the last song performed during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Halftime Show?