BARCELONA, Spain — Global pop sensation Rosalía, celebrated for her fusion of flamenco and urban beats, has stunned fans with a profound artistic pivot. Her new album, “Lux” (“Light” in Latin), is an unabashedly spiritual collection that is now earning praise from an unexpected quarter: the Vatican.
The 15-track album, sung in 13 languages including Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew, is laden with a yearning for the divine. This spiritual quest has resonated powerfully with high-ranking church officials.
Xabier Gómez García, the bishop of the diocese that includes Rosalía’s hometown near Barcelona, was among the first to laud her work. In an interview with The Associated Press, he acknowledged that while some of her past songs were “provocative,” “Lux” represents something deeper.
“She speaks with absolute freedom and without hang-ups about what she feels God to be, and the desire, the thirst to know God,” Bishop Gómez said. “When I listened to ‘Lux’… I found myself faced with a process and a work that transcended the musical. Here was a spiritual search through the testimonies of women of immense spiritual maturity.”
The bishop’s endorsement adds a remarkable new dimension to the album’s release, signaling that Rosalía’s latest work is not just a musical evolution but a spiritual testament that is bridging the worlds of contemporary pop and ancient faith.
By James Kisoo
