Ghanaian gospel musician Amakye, also known as Enoch Kofi Quansah, passed away on January 28, 2026, leaving the community mourning his immense talent and legacy.

John Wallace "Wally" Fowler, original founder of iconic country-gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, was born on Feb. 15, 1917, ...

Ron Kenoly, a prominent gospel singer and worship leader, died on Feb. 3, 2026 at 81. His cause of death has yet to be ...

The Kona Choral Society provides an opportunity to honor the rich legacy and influence of African-American music at its 8th Annual Gospel Heritage Concert, “Guide My Feet.” The free community concert ...

There’s a well-known saying that the most segregated hour in the U.S. is 11 a.m. on Sunday. That aphorism reflects the longstanding reality that 86% of churches lacked meaningful racial diversity as ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...

Voting concluded in Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday (January 25, 2026), with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...

YANGON – A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Jan 27 against the country’s prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against ...

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...