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Ric Jennings, a member of the Brotherhood Singers, an African American a cappella gospel quartet from Covington, Ky., performs at the Folk Festival in 2021.

Ric Jennings, a member of the Brotherhood Singers, an African American a cappella gospel quartet from Covington, Ky., performs at the Folk Festival in 2021.

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We are hardwired to sing — and it’s good for us, too by Elinor Harrison

On the first Sunday after being named leader of the Catholic Church in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV stood on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and addressed the tens of thousands of people gathered.