New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

In the summer of 2024, Lacy Beane woke up in the ICU at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The 32-year-old had been in a coma for weeks, slowly recovering after a severe case of sepsis had led to multisystem ...

British singer, songwriter, and pianist Sir Elton Hercules John soared to international fame following his American debut in 1970. The Rocketman singer has won six Grammy Awards and two years ago ...

Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience. "The ultimate purpose of reading and meditating on the Scriptures," he said Feb. 11, ...

Musician Doe Paoro is approaching music as a healer. With her new album Living Through Collapse, she aims to create a healing experience—both personal and collective. Lyrically, the album explores big ...

You can find today’s readings here. I had the great privilege of visiting Capernaum when on pilgrimage to the Holy Land with America Media. When I recall my time there, I vividly remember St. Peter’s ...

Around the world, different cultures have developed unique ways of understanding and experiencing healing. Far from being merely a physical process, healing encompasses emotional, spiritual, social, ...

The healing arts are a group of practices that use creativity to benefit a person’s health and well-being. They can include music therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, and more. The healing arts are a ...

Music has a unique ability to transform how we feel — it can cheer us up, make us cry, help us focus, or ease our frayed nerves. For centuries, writers and philosophers have waxed poetic about these ...