The growth of the Anglican Church in East and Central Africa has resulted in the loss of the church's singing traditions. Over the years, the church has come up with different tunes for its hymns. The ...

The Church of England has announced to use the songs of a global supergroup in an effort to boost congregations. LONDON: The Pope may have condemned rock music as "anti-religion" but the Church of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 11 new hymns on Thursday, marking 48 songs so far in the church's new "Hymns — For Home and Church" hymnbook that have been ...

OSLO – A priest has replaced traditional Norwegian church hymns during Sunday mass with pop songs such as U2’s "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" in a bid to renew his church’s message and reach a new ...

When churchgoers begin singing the hymn "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling," it can come as an invitation to renounce the ways of the world and accept Christ's call to a new life. But at The ...

The number of Americans who identify as Christians has declined in recent years, from 78.4 percent in 2007 to 70.6 percent in 2014. That drop-off is most pronounced among young Americans, but it cuts ...

These days, German church congregations have a wide-ranging choice between timeless classic hymns and contemporary church music - a mixture that is as colorful as the secular music charts. "Sing to ...

A church has announced it is planning a service using U2 hits instead of hymns. St Swithin's Church in Lincoln will hold what is thought to be the country's first Holy Communion with rock music in May ...

(RNS) — It’s hard to find solace in church when the hymns are mostly in major keys. In times of grieving, the Psalms can comfort us in the losses we all experience. (RNS) — Ten years ago, two weeks ...

I visited Bethany Free Will Baptist Church’s 11 a.m. service Dec. 29. The church sits between the North Fox Hall and Sherwood neighborhoods on Azalea Garden Road. Sitting with Kathy and Mick Shaw, I ...

Some white congregations are paying what they're calling "royalites" when they sing hymns that come from the Negro spiritual tradition. They say it's a matter of racial justice. As the national ...