The Hymn of Kassiane takes center stage on Holy Tuesday in the Orthodox Church, as Greeks move closer to the end of Lent.

Holy Week is the holiest week of the Greek Orthodox Church, symbolizing the passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí was recently declared “Venerable” by the Vatican, a necessary step toward canonisation, or ...

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his ...

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Hymns often find their way around the world ... While the song has finally entered the public domain, meaning anyone can use it freely without restrictions, in 2016, the song can be found around ...

Lesley Dunlop looks back at nationally-known Congregational minister, abolitionist and author Josiah Conder and his time at ...

No wonder the ancients regarded Capri as the domain of the sirens ... burned incense and sang hymns, Fersen, dressed as Caesar, pretended to plunge a dagger into the chest of his naked lover ...

I’VE been writing over the last fortnight about the motion put forward in the Scottish Parliament by Clare Adamson, to the effect that ...

For centuries, these non-seeing, itinerant musicians traveled from village to village, singing epic ballads and religious hymns —custodians of Ukraine ... Cover Image: Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz “Lirnyk” ...

A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritten by ...