Less than a week after the bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, blacklisted a dozen liturgical hymns, he rescinded the decree.

1900 Finland was under Russian control and Sibelius’s lyrics and his tune speak of better times. And so, a fitting tune indeed for this beautiful hymn and its first line, “Be still my soul, the Lord ...

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As a church steward and Leon County School Board member, I have admired McAllister’s unwavering commitment to young people.

According to Bob Smietana of USA Today, the committee putting together a new hymnal for the Presbyterian Church (USA) dropped the popular hymn because the song's authors refused to change a phrase ...

These chords, lyrics and melodies are pointing toward light ... While these are not traditional hymns, or even overtly ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass ...

The document notes that “over the years, concerns have been raised regarding the lyrics of hymns and songs used ... music in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying he views it as an "invitation ...

The upright piano was old and out of tune, but James Linzey couldn’t resist the urge to stop and touch the keys. Sitting in ...

In his original decree, dated Oct. 24, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City listed a dozen commonly used ...

“Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church,” which lays out the aforementioned criteria for evaluating whether hymns sung at Mass are accurately conveying the truths that Catholics believe.