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

Working on the hymn “Peace, Peace, Be Still” with composer Katherine Wright restored a sense of peace for Sally DeFord ...

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.

In commemoration of 100 years of service, witness, and worship, Duke Divinity School has commissioned a new hymn, Here We ...

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 ...

"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 ...

It is a tune that will echo the minds of an entire generation of young Catholics. The official theme song for the next World Youth Day (WYD) has been unveiled, exactly one year ahead of the event. The ...

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 ...