The U.S. bishops voted to approve close to 300 new hymn texts for the Liturgy of the Hours. The Nov. 12 vote was 205-5 with two abstentions. The proposal needed two-thirds of the Latin-rite bishops to ...

A modern take on Gregorian chant, four singers, and a stairwell encounter that’s beyond words. Sometimes the most beautiful things are the simplest. Gathered in a resonant stairwell, four men sang a ...

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

A fervid fascination for ancient devotional paeans of Eastern and Western cultures has led Australian musicians Kim Cunio and Heather Lee to explore esoteric realms, from medieval era mysticism and ...

A previously unknown Beethoven arrangement for an ancient hymn has been uncovered after 192 years. The composer wrote a harmony for the Gregorian chant Pange Lingua and modified its tune, said the ...