{"id":30444,"date":"2025-07-29T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30444\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:12:11","slug":"catholic-music-awards-2025-celebrate-faith-music-and-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30444\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Music Awards 2025 celebrate faith, music, and unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first-ever Catholic Music Awards, or ‘Catholic Grammys,’ took place Sunday evening at Rome’s Auditorium Conciliazione and the award ceremony marked a historic global event in the Catholic music world.<\/p>\n

By Vatican News<\/p>\n

This past Sunday, July 27, the first-ever Catholic Music Awards were successfully held, a historic global event in the Catholic music world.<\/p>\n

The so-called Grammys of Catholic music are a major international event celebrating excellence in Catholic music in Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

The award ceremony, whose follow broadcast can be viewed here on the\u00a0event’s official website<\/a>, was\u00a0held at the Auditorium Conciliazione at 7pm and was broadcast live on social networks for the faithful and fans around the world.<\/p>\n

The international gathering, which was requested by Cardinal \u00d3scar Rodr\u00edguez Maradiaga and organized by the Ram\u00f3n Pan\u00e9 Foundation and Fraternity, according to a press release from the organizer, was a true celebration of faith, beauty, and talent, bringing together the most outstanding Catholic artists.<\/p>\n

In fact, even Pope Leo XIV, during his remarks following the midday Angelus address, greeted and blessed the CMA singers.<\/p>\n

\"Catholic<\/p>\n

\n Catholic Music Awards 2025\n <\/p>\n

Joyful ceremony full of faith <\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Cardinal Rodr\u00edguez Maradiaga delivered a message in which he praised the organization and highlighted the essential role of music in evangelization. \u201cCatholic music touches the heart and brings us closer to the love of Christ,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n

The Cardinal also offered his blessing to all Catholic musicians around the world, encouraging them to continue sharing their gifts with joy and humility.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, honorary recognitions for artistic legacy were awarded to: Andrea Boccelli,\u00a0Maestro Alejandro Mej\u00eda Pereda;\u00a0Monsignor Marco Frisina;\u00a0Mart\u00edn Valverde; and Matt Maher, who also performed a song in English.<\/p>\n

The evening opened with a performance by the group\u00a0Gen Verde and a wide variety of live performances followed. The musical performances were interspersed between the awards, creating an atmosphere of prayer, joy, and global communion.<\/p>\n

Gratitude expressed by organizers <\/p>\n

Brother Ricardo Grzona, Executive President of the\u00a0Ram\u00f3n Pan\u00e9 Foundation, expressed his gratitude to\u00a0all participants, recongizing there had been over\u00a01,400 song submissions from around the world, as well as to the techncial and creative teams.<\/p>\n

The organizer also announced that\u00a0Cardinal \u00d3scar Rodr\u00edguez Maradiaga\u00a0has requested this event to continue\u00a0every two or three years, given the overwhelming positive response and global impact of this inaugural edition.<\/p>\n

In a symbolic gesture, Cardinal Maradiaga\u00a0presented a commemorative little statue to Pope Leo XIV, recalling that the Holy Father is an Augustinian and quoting\u00a0Saint Augustine\u2019s timeless wisdom: \u201cHe who sings prays twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Cardinal<\/p>\n

\n Cardinal Maradiaga presented a commemorative little statue to Pope Leo XIV \u00a0 (@Vatican Media)\n <\/p>\n

This historic celebration of Catholic music concluded with hearts lifted in gratitude and the firm conviction that the power of sacred music will continue to build bridges of faith and unity throughout the world.<\/p>\n

The winners <\/p>\n

One can discover the full list of award winners by language below.<\/p>\n

ENGLISH<\/p>\n

Robert Galea \u2013 Love You (Best Praise-Worship Song)
\n Fr. Giuseppe Pietro Arsciwals \u2013 Dominican Blessing (Best Parish Choir)
\n Fr. Maximilian M. Dean \u2013 Song to Mary (Best Marian Song)
\n Debora Vezzani \u2013 Mother of God (Best Catechesis Song)
\n Mariana BE \u2013 New Life (Best Evangelization Song)
\n Priscilla Salisbury \u2013 Rejoice Greatly (Best Female Singer)
\n Luciano Lamonarca \u2013 The Song of Saint Pio (Best Male Singer)
\n Sarah Hart \u2013 All The Earth Alive Rejoicing (Best Album)
\n Andrean Peters \u2013 Wonderful Love (Best Rock Song)
\n Juan Camilo P\u00e9rez \u2013 Holy (Best Pop Song)
\n James J. Wright \u2013 Drawn Back to the Table (Best Production Song)
\n Gen Verde \u2013 We Choose Peace (Best Music Video)
\n Francesca LaRosa \u2013 My Soul Proclaims (Best New Singer)
\n JoEmma Vomvolakis \u2013 Be Still (Best English Song) <\/p>\n

PORTUGUESE<\/p>\n

Jonny Mendes \u2013 Em Tua Presen\u00e7a Senhor
\n Ma\u00edra Jaber \u2013 Espelho de Mulher
\n Amor e Adora\u00e7\u00e3o \u2013 Entre N\u00f3s
\n Ran\u00ed Jaber \u2013 Jamais te deixei s\u00f3
\n Thiago Tom\u00e9 \u2013 Outro igual n\u00e3o h\u00e1
\n Marcelle Rocha \u2013 Mar do Cora\u00e7\u00e3o
\n Cassiano Menke \u2013 \u00c1gua Viva
\n Pitter Di Laura \u2013 At\u00e9 Jesus Voltar
\n Rosa de Saron \u2013 A Rosa e o Espinho
\n Albanita Silva \u2013 Nada Temerei
\n Ziza Fernandes \u2013 Cora\u00e7\u00e3o Errante
\n Rosa de Saron \u2013 Baile das M\u00e1scaras
\n Flavio Jos\u00e9 Ferreira \u2013 MIKHA\u2019EL
\n Vida Reluz \u2013 Justo \u00e9 o Senhor
\n Reale & Ziza Fernandes \u2013 No Teu Nome <\/p>\n

ITALIAN<\/p>\n

Shout! Koinonia \u2013 Mar\u00e0na tha!
\n Kantiere Kair\u00f2s & Dajana \u2013 Complice a Cana
\n Tiziana Manenti \u2013 Kyrie Eleison
\n Acordis \u2013 Una Casa sulla Roccia
\n Elena Martelli \u2013 Vivi per qualcosa di grande
\n Debora Vezzani \u2013 Amore in Loop
\n Marco Mammoli \u2013 Eccomi
\n D_Peppe \u2013 Vivo
\n Reale \u2013 Sono Rimasto Vivo
\n Reale \u2013 Migliore
\n Gen Verde \u2013 La Via della Pace
\n The Sun \u2013 Appunti verso la fine del mondo
\n Carolina Bongiovanni \u2013 A casa da te
\n The Sun \u2013 Senza te non si pu\u00f2 fare
\n The Sun \u2013 Un buon motivo per vivere <\/p>\n

SPANISH<\/p>\n

Nathali Paredes Lozano \u2013 Te Pertenezco
\n Agnes Choir \u2013 Ven a m\u00ed
\n Ana Noriega Rodr\u00edguez \u2013 Aqu\u00ed traigo mi tinaja
\n Javier Iv\u00e1n D\u00edaz \u2013 Pan del cielo
\n Adveniat Banda Cat\u00f3lica \u2013 La tarde del pastor
\n Freddie Chavarr\u00eda \u2013 Dios no fallar\u00e1
\n Blanca Guadalupe Aguilar \u2013 Belleza de amor
\n Johann \u00c1lvarez \u2013 Hoy te amo m\u00e1s
\n Aisha Ruah \u2013 Sal de ti
\n Carlos Andr\u00e9s Ferrera Palma \u2013 Jesucristo Salvador
\n Aldana Canale \u2013 En Ti Conf\u00edo
\n Swing de Fe \u2013 Llena de gracia
\n Jes\u00fas Israel Salas Jurado \u2013 Necesito de ti
\n Joaqu\u00edn Francisco Nicol\u00e1s Ch\u00e1vez \u2013 Mi medicina
\n Jessica Zuluaga \u2013 Qu\u00e9 amor m\u00e1s grande
\n Miriam Fern\u00e1ndez (Renata) \u2013 Ghosting
\n Carolina Imperial \u2013 Jam\u00e1s dejaste mi lado
\n Zamar Adoraci\u00f3n \u2013 Poderoso Nombre
\n Agustina Baro Graf \u2013 Todo te lo doy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first-ever Catholic Music Awards, or ‘Catholic Grammys,’ took place Sunday evening at Rome’s Auditorium Conciliazione and the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,25671,20119,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-30444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-award","11":"tag-catholic-church","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}