The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California, is astonishing. From the outside, it appears as though a spaceship decided to land on the banks of Lake Merritt, while the interior reminds ...

The Gregorian chant, best known as the solemn music sung by robed monks of old, is enjoying a 21st-century revival — and the Twin Cities are at the heart of it this week. Experts and students of the ...

For American composer J.J. Wright, the Second Vatican Council's call to inculturate the Church's ancient musical traditions into "mission territory" – while preserving its unity – is something he has ...

Music is an important part of many religious ceremonies by lifting spirits and often being the prayer itself. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports for TODAY on how Rome's Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music ...

(RNS) — From Grammy winners to yoga teachers, the ancient art of sacred Hindu music is appealing to masses young and old across the world. (RNS) — The winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for best new age, ...

The apostolates that have taken up this task of sanctifying culture through art and music reveal that music is not an accompaniment to mission. It is mission. Mary Catherine Levri, associate professor ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...