Gregorian Chant

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The Benedictine Monks of Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma emphasize Gregorian Chant as a way to delve deeper into the psalms.

The next generation of sacred music? Gregorian Chant album uses new spatial audio feature

Sep 25, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

The Benedictine Monks of Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma have released a new album of Advent melodies that takes advantage... Read more

A monk from the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain.

Wildfires force monks out of Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain

Jul 25, 2022

By CNA Staff

The monks, who are known for their Gregorian chant, have been taken in by the nuns at a nearby Benedictine... Read more

Seminarians of the FSSP's International Seminary of St. Peter.

'Sancta Nox' album of Christmas Matins debuts at #1 on Billboard Traditional Classical Albums chart

Oct 8, 2021

By Autumn Jones

On Sept. 28, a community of seminarians from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter’s European seminary released an album of... Read more

Is this the solution to Catholics' 'desperate' musical situation?

Mar 10, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Hundreds of musicians and pastors from around the world have signed a document urging parishes and publishers should take care... Read more

A community of Benedictine sisters recording an album of sacred music.

Pope Francis: Education is key to the renewal of sacred music

Mar 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Saturday that while liturgical music has often struggled to live up to the quality and beauty the... Read more

The Monks of Norcia.

'We wanted to involve our listeners in an experience of prayer'

Jun 3, 2015

By Carl Bunderson

The Benedictine Monks of Norcia spend their lives in prayer and labor – “ora et labora” – chanting the psalms... Read more

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A member of the maintenance crew at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., places a seal on the Holy Door at the basilica after Archbishop Timothy Broglio blessed the seal and doors on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium while police investigators (background) look for evidence after a bomb attack at Mindanao State University in Marawi in the southern Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023.

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