Several hymns were temporarily banned last year in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, after being found to be ...

On a recent Monday at the Abbey of Regina Laudis here, about 35 nuns gather in a dim chapel to chant, as they do every day at noon. Making their way through Psalm 118, the nuns sit or stand; some face ...

Members of the choir sing Gregorian chant during Mass Oct. 8 at St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, Virginia. Gregorian chant is the singing of the liturgy and its texts are almost entirely ...

Pope Benedict XVI may be the ‘rock star’ attraction of World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08), but many headline and emerging artists will also take centre stage during the week. More than 165 ...

In his letter to Cardinal Joseph Höffner for the Seventh International Congress of Sacred Music, John Paul II praised the unifying power of Gregorian chant within Catholic liturgy because of its ...

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's classical music chart last week. The album, "Benedicta," was also the top overall seller at ...

The men’s choir at St. Philippine Duchesne in Westwood is called the St. Benedict’s Mens Schola. Mary Ratterman St. Philippine Duchesne For centuries, Gregorian chant was the official music of the ...

Every generation since the beginning of recorded music discovers Gregorian Chant. The most recent (re)discovery was in the mid-1990s with the phenomenally successful Chant CDs from The Benedictine ...

“Ave Maria,” Gregorian Chant performed by Seraphic Fire (Seraphic Fire Media). The Grammy-nominated Florida ensemble Seraphic Fire, led by Patrick Dupre Quigley, sings Gregorian chant as well as ...

(RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD, "Benedicta," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10). Why does chant have such a secular appeal? (RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD by a ...