Christian media is playing a major role in bringing young people back into the faith, religious experts say

Gen Z is driving an unexpected faith revival through digital prayer apps and social media, finding peace and purpose in authentic spiritual connections.
Catholic Standard

Pioneering priest who became the first African American to lead the Josephites remembered for his promotion of gospel music and priestly vocations from Africa

Father Norvel served as the pastor of St. Francis Xavier in Baltimore, the nation’s first Black Catholic parish, from 1996 to ...
Duluth News Tribune

Local choirs perform 'Gospel Mass'

Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" will be performed 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 at First United Methodist Church ("coppertop church"), 230 E. Skyline Parkway. Coppertop's Sanctuary Choir will perform along with ...
Times Union

Christian, queer gospel trio looking to break preconceptions

The Harlem Gospel Travelers. "Rhapsody," the new release from The Harlem Gospel Travelers. The Harlem Gospel Travelers isn’t your typical gospel act. Whether it’s on-stage or on its stellar new LP ...
The Christian Century

Liturgy for Benedict’s funeral mass highlights unity in a divided church

Under a foggy gray sky on January 5, a historic funeral in St. Peter’s Square saw the sitting pontiff, Pope Francis, preside at a somber and simple ceremony for his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict ...
The Washington Post

Gospel Mass Choir, Lifting Every Voice

For their 11th annual Kennedy Center concert, the Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir channeled all of their spiritual energy Sunday into an action-packed program mixing choral and solo singing ...
Publishers Weekly

Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy

At a time when magazines and journals are documenting the upsurge of interest in liturgy and ritual, a book from the senior managing editor of Christianity Today would seem well-timed. Unfortunately ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis extols Benedict XVI as pastor in historic Vatican funeral

In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis on Jan. 5 presided over the funeral Mass of his predecessor, the late Pope Benedict XVI, and offered a subtle ...