There are many famous sayings from Saint Augustine, but the one that encompasses the musical aspect is this one: "He who sings well, prays twice." For the Church, chant has been a fundamental aspect, ...
Now we have it from the highest source! Pope Benedict himself has urged the universal Church to revamp the use of Latin and to reintroduce Gregorian chant in the liturgy. A most fitting piece of ...
Many Catholics pine for the return of Gregorian chant, and for good reason. The chant of the Roman Rite represents the very voice of the Faith, a true prayer in song, one that can and should draw all ...
The European Commission granted more than 3 million euros to a project developing AI tools to save centuries of Gregorian chant. The French Abbey of Sainte Madeleine du Barroux has opened its doors to ...
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 ...
On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and chanted the Marian prayer "Regina Caeli" in Latin. While many consider Latin chant controversial ...
A newly opened primary school has looked to the distant past in drawing up its new curriculum. Thousand-year-old Gregorian chant will be taught to children who enrol at the Stella Maris primary school ...
Inside a nondescript building along the U.S. 190 service road that once housed a Mr. Fish pet store, there stands an opulent altar, surrounded by candles, majestic statues and floral bouquets. The ...
Spending 13 weeks at the top of the classical music charts, a group of priests are reinvigorating an early musical genre. Special correspondent Dennis Kellogg of NET reports from eastern Nebraska. A ...