Rome university launches course on liturgical music

May 20, 2013 - 09:34 am .- A pontifical university in Rome has launched a master's program in Gregorian chant and the use of the organ at Mass so as to build unity among Catholics world-wide.

Music scholar says chant is for everyone, not just elite

May 9, 2013 - 04:03 am .- Gregorian chant is freely available and a music of the people – not the domain of a stuffy, Catholic elite as it is often perceived, says a music scholar from Alabama.

New film shows dramatic revival of Omaha parish

Apr 28, 2013 - 04:05 pm .- A new documentary tracks the gripping journey of how a priest and his community – through fidelity to Church tradition and Vatican II – turned a church with dwindling numbers into a thriving parish.

Italian bishops launch TV program on stunning cathedral

Apr 19, 2013 - 02:03 am .- The Italian bishops' conference have produced a twelve-part television series presenting the Creed from  Sicily's Monreale cathedral, a 12th century church covered in rich mosaics which explain the faith.

Colorado parish dedicates 'beautiful' new church

Mar 29, 2013 - 02:02 am .- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a parish of the Denver Archdiocese, recently dedicated its new church building which local Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has described as “beautiful.”

Architect says Churches must be beautiful to reflect faith

Mar 19, 2013 - 04:02 am .- Because they help impart the Catholic faith to the world, Church buildings have a responsibility to reflect God's beauty, says architect and author Duncan Stroik.

Screenwriter: without beauty, media fails to evangelize

Mar 5, 2013 - 04:05 am .- The Catholic Church needs to “set the example of beauty” in evangelizing society through media rather than existing as an isolated sub-culture, says screenwriter Barbara Nicolosi.

Theologian calls beauty 'starting point' for faith

Feb 7, 2013 - 04:03 am .- Prominent theologian Dr. Michael Waldstein said that despite the modern world's dismissal of the connection between goodness and truth, the beauty of the natural world and human relationships can lead to faith in God.

Young Catholic woman with rare syndrome speaks on true beauty

May 30, 2012 - 12:06 pm .- Due to a rare condition, Lizzie Velasquez is unable to gain weight and her appearance made her the target of mockery from her schoolmates who called her “the ugliest woman in the world” in a YouTube video.