On September 16, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI attended a Roman Catholic open mass in Scotland, held at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park in front of 65,000 people, per Billboard. Boyle, a practicing Catholic, ...

Unprocessed guide us track by track through their new album ‘Angel’ which is out now. The opener of the album. We dive ...

WASHINGTON -- "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a civil rights hymn that speaks to the faith and resilience of African Americans, was sung for the first time in 1900 at the height of segregation and ...

(RNS) — House Majority Whip James Clyburn plans to introduce legislation to designate the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” long a staple in the Black community, as the country’s national hymn. “To ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a beacon of ...

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., says he plans to introduce a resolution this week to designate "Lift Every Voice And Sing"-- also known as the Black national anthem -- as the official national hymn. It ...

For more than a century, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has held a powerful place in American history. The hymn is known as the Black National Anthem, but it’s more than that. It’s a history lesson, a ...

Symbols matter, but there is no substitute for substance, and believe me I get it. But the power and importance of symbols are the reasons I believe designating "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as ...