The country music icon said she was “spiritual” but not religious. Many of her songs addressed God personally. “One day as I prayed in earnest, I broke through some sort of spirit wall and found God,” ...

(RNS) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon who sang and spoke frequently of her Christian faith, died at age 80 on Tuesday (Aug. 25), her family announced. “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” ...

Dolly Parton, the country music singer, songwriter and actress whose rags-to-riches story, talent and large-than-life persona helped turn her into a cultural icon, died Tuesday in Nashville. She was ...

Dolly Parton wrote her first composition more than 70 years ago when she was around six years old, making up the simple story of “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” based on a doll fashioned out of a corncob by ...