The Voice

Sister Janet Mead, who turned the Lord’s Prayer into a ’70s rock hit, has died

By Bob Smietana — January 27, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Janet Mead wanted to reach young people so she started singing rock music — but she was never comfortable with fame and devoted her life to charity work.

Singing, cooking and shooting — nuns made news in 2015

By Leslie Miller — December 31, 2015
(RNS) From reality TV to Twitter, here's a recap of some of the year’s top headlines about women religious -- and a nod to nostalgia.

Singing on “Idol,” and facing the wrath of religious traditionalists

By Lauren Markoe — February 21, 2013
(RNS) The biggest worry for "American Idol" contestants is whether the judges will let them sing on the next show. For some singers on Idol-type programs abroad, it's that religious extremists will kill them.
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