This new initiative invites the faithful to raise their voices in song alongside Pope Leo XIV, who has done so himself ...

When Philip Fournier sings a line of Gregorian chant, it hangs like a puff of smoke ... Neri — a 400-year-old congregation of priests and brothers who have always incorporated sacred music ...

An abbey of French Benedictine nuns is taking part in the largest recording project in history, bringing the complete Gregorian chant to the modern world and breathing new life into an extraordinary 1 ...

The huge body of unaccompanied sacred melody known as Gregorian chant was, after all, named in honor of Pope (and later saint) Gregory I. He was born around 540 and ruled as pope from 590 until ...

The monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria sing ancient Gregorian chants in their 12th-century church — and then post them to YouTube. Their technological savvy landed them a record deal ...

Neumes are notes sung on a single syllable. They’re the building blocks of Gregorian chants — ancient, sacred music that is still a part of Mass in many Catholic churches. And the three dozen ...

To this day, Gregorian chant remains at the bedrock of the Latin mass, as well as the development of Western music overall. After the organist’s prelude and a hymn for the whole congregation ...

have been celebrated for reviving the monastery and topping Billboard’s classical chart with their traditional Gregorian chant CDs. Now, just in time for Lent, fans in the U.S. can for the first ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, who last week told the world he does not care much for Bob Dylan, said on Tuesday he would like Gregorian chant to make a comeback. The 79-year-old German ...