WASHINGTON - Catholics don't argue about abortion or the death penalty nearly as much as they argue about what music is sung (or not sung, or used to be sung) at their local Sunday Mass. It was ever ...

Hispanic-American folk music — which includes dance music — has been one of the richest veins of musical treasure in the New World. Think of dance forms alone — the habanera, tango, salsa, merengue, ...

In previous statements I have said that the recent body of “folk music” that has been introduced at, or composed for, Mass is too often not pure as folk music. On the contrary, it is watered-down folk ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. Editors’ note: One of the recommendations of the first meeting of the Synod on ...

Understanding mega-events : if we are the world, then how do we change it? -- Melson Mandela, the concerts : mass culture as contested terrain -- popular music and the Civil Rights Movement / Reebee ...