Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City decreed Oct. 28 that a dozen hymns no longer be used at churches in his ...

Rejoice, birth-giver of the aromatic balm of the King of all. Rejoice, O Bride unwedded, the world's salvation." The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Holy ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, had listed a dozen contemporary hymns to be “forbidden” ...

In an Oct. 24 decree, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight listed a dozen commonly used but “doctrinally problematic” Catholic songs that ...

The Catholic Church has a long and beautiful tradition of music and singing in the liturgy, and of assessing hymns according ...

This traditional Catholic hymn speaks of Jesus Christ as our king ‘whose reign shall never cease’. It frequently features on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Palm Sunday, and also the ...

Over the years, the church has come up with different tunes for its hymns. The same hymns are sung in different tunes by various Anglican churches, and now the church has decided to come up with ...

Pews could be removed and capacity limited to allow social distancing in churches The Catholic Church is preparing ... the back of churches and the use of hymn books and news bulletins.

“We’re seeking to add more and more hymns—it’s a more robust form of worship,” Kinnally said. “There has been incalculable growth in the singing at our church.” San Diego Reformed is ...

While stating that it is “important to recognize that some hymns in current distribution may not be appropriate for use in Catholic liturgies,” the new decree does not include the specific ...