Weeks ago, we reported the unusual phenomenon of two chant albums reaching the top of Billboard’s traditional classical music chart. I say this is unusual, but not unheard of, because it seems to ...

(RNS) If you loved the music of the Benedictine monks of Norcia in Italy -- and the Billboard charts say millions do -- then you'll love their beer, now available for purchase in the U.S. (RNS) The ...

Gregorian chant is one of civilization’s oldest musical traditions. But an album titled “Chant,” released in the 1990s by the Benedictine Monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain, brought the ...

Lent is an ideal time to get back in touch with the Church’s patrimony of Gregorian chant (particularly for those of us who aren’t blessed to hear it regularly at Mass). The penitential season ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars.” Those are the words of an unnamed representative of the Benedictine Monks ...

Their website will have thousands of chants before summer, with an app planned for the Fall. Their website will have thousands of chants before summer, with an app planned for the Fall. Sisters from ...

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French order opens abbey doors to allow what could be the largest recording project ever A monastery of Benedictine nuns living in seclusion in southern France has opened its doors to allow recordings ...

To celebrate this week’s historic state visit from Pope Benedict XVI, the Sunday Telegraph invites readers to download a special recording of soothing Gregorian chant from The Nuns of Avignon. 10 ...

VATICAN CITY — Benedictine Abbot Michael Zielinski was nominated by Pope Benedict XVI Nov. 24 to lead a new office on liturgical arts at the Congregation for Divine Worship. His appointment comes just ...

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It's Weird '90s Week on Stereogum. All week long we're looking at the strangest musical moments and trends of the decade. Check out more here. "You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars." ...