diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aa17a67..326fb81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        ruby: ['2.5', '2.6', '2.7']
+        ruby: ['2.5', '2.6', '2.7', '3.0']
         handler: ['nokogiri', 'ox', 'oga']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index 73462a5..cb2b00e 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.1
+3.0.1
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 99c3e27..4c51661 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'simplecov', require: false, platforms: [:mri]
   gem 'coveralls', require: false, platforms: [:mri]
 
-  gem 'activerecord', '~> 5.0.0'
+  gem 'activerecord', '~> 6.0'
   gem 'nokogiri', '>= 1.8.2'
   gem 'ox', '>= 2.10.0'
   gem 'oga', '>= 2.15'
 end
 
 group :test do
-  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.13'
+  gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.4.2'
 end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e217fd..1ba23b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,25 @@ document determines the value assigned to the alias.
 
 If an element is defined in the source but is blank (e.g., `<pubDate></pubDate>`), it is ignored, and non-empty one is picked.
 
+## Parsing Errors
+By default, there are no notification or exceptions on parsing errors and warnings. For Nokogiri and Ox, you can 
+specify a custom behavior by passing procs that receive a string:
+
+```ruby
+on_error = ->(error_string) { raise error_string }
+on_warning = ->(warning_string) { raise warning_string }
+
+feed = Atom.parse(xml, on_error, on_warning)
+```
+
+You can also use a global setting (e.g. in `config/initializers/saxophone.rb` when using Saxophone together
+with Ruby on Rails):
+
+```ruby
+Saxophone.on_error = ->(error_string) { raise error_string }
+Saxophone.on_warning = ->(warning_string) { raise warning_string }
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork it
diff --git a/lib/saxophone.rb b/lib/saxophone.rb
index 682de3c..25bbbad 100644
--- a/lib/saxophone.rb
+++ b/lib/saxophone.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ def self.handler=(handler)
       @@handler = handler
     end
   end
+
+  def self.on_error
+    @@on_error ||= ->(_) {}
+  end
+
+  def self.on_error=(on_error_proc)
+    @@on_error = on_error_proc
+  end
+
+  def self.on_warning
+    @@on_warning ||= ->(_) {}
+  end
+
+  def self.on_warning=(on_warning_proc)
+    @@on_warning = on_warning_proc
+  end
 end
 
 # Try handlers
diff --git a/lib/saxophone/sax_document.rb b/lib/saxophone/sax_document.rb
index 8e27510..1445b8a 100644
--- a/lib/saxophone/sax_document.rb
+++ b/lib/saxophone/sax_document.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def self.included(base)
     base.extend(ClassMethods)
   end
 
-  def parse(xml_input, on_error = ->(_){}, on_warning = ->(_){})
+  def parse(xml_input, on_error = Saxophone.on_error, on_warning = Saxophone.on_warning)
     handler_klass = Saxophone.const_get("SAX#{Saxophone.handler.capitalize}Handler")
 
     handler = handler_klass.new(self, on_error, on_warning)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def parse(xml_input, on_error = ->(_){}, on_warning = ->(_){})
 
   module InstanceMethods
     def initialize(attributes = {})
-      attributes.each do |name, value|
+      attributes&.each do |name, value|
         send("#{name}=", value)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/saxophone/version.rb b/lib/saxophone/version.rb
index 4b8492c..5cb53c2 100644
--- a/lib/saxophone/version.rb
+++ b/lib/saxophone/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Saxophone
-  VERSION = "1.0.0"
+  VERSION = "1.1.0"
 end
diff --git a/spec/saxophone/global_config_spec.rb b/spec/saxophone/global_config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6045798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/saxophone/global_config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
+
+describe "Saxophone global configurations" do
+  before(:all) do
+    class A
+      include Saxophone
+    end
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    Object.send(:remove_const, :A)
+  end
+
+  describe "handler config" do
+    after(:all) do
+      Saxophone.handler = :ox # restore default settings
+    end
+
+    context "with handler set to ox" do
+      before do
+        Saxophone.handler = :ox
+      end
+
+      it "uses ox as handler" do
+        expect(Saxophone.handler).to eq :ox
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with handler set to oga" do
+      before do
+        Saxophone.handler = :oga
+      end
+
+      it "uses oga as handler" do
+        expect(Saxophone.handler).to eq :oga
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with handler set to nokogiri" do
+      before do
+        Saxophone.handler = :nokogiri
+      end
+
+      it "uses nokogiri as handler" do
+        expect(Saxophone.handler).to eq :nokogiri
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with handler set to some other value" do
+      it "raises error" do
+        expect { Saxophone.handler = :not_a_valid_handler }.to raise_error(LoadError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "global on_error config" do
+    broken_xml = "<top><title>Te & st</title><b>Matched!</b><c>And Again</c></top>"
+    xml = "<top><title>Test</title><b>Matched!</b><c>And Again</c></top>"
+
+    context "not configured" do
+      it "does not raise exception on valid xml" do
+        expect { A.parse xml }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+
+      it "does not raise exception on broken xml" do
+        expect { A.parse broken_xml }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "configured to raise exception" do
+      before(:all) do
+        Saxophone.on_error = ->(error_string) { raise error_string }
+      end
+
+      after(:all) do
+        Saxophone.on_error = ->(_) {} # restore default settings
+      end
+
+      it "does not raise exception on valid xml" do
+        expect { A.parse xml }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+
+      it "raises exception on broken xml" do
+        expect { A.parse broken_xml }.to raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end