Sacred Music
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Pope Francis: Education is key to the renewal of sacred music
Pope Francis said Saturday that while liturgical music has often struggled to live up to the quality and beauty the... Read more
London choir aims to bring sacred music from the Masses...to the masses
You may recognize the sound of the London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir from epic motion picture soundtracks like The... Read more
Sacred music and … jazz? One composer's response to Vatican II
For American composer J.J. Wright, the Second Vatican Council's call to inculturate the Church's ancient musical traditions into “mission territory”... Read more
Sistine Chapel Choir releases new album for Jubilee of Mercy
For the second year in a row the Sistine Chapel Choir has recorded an album inside the chapel of its... Read more
Diocese of Lincoln sees strong turnout at first Sacred Music Clinic
The Diocese of Lincoln held its first “Sacred Music Clinic” Aug. 27 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on the campus... Read more
Sistine Chapel Choir releases sacred music album recorded in its chapel
As the first album ever to be recorded inside the Sistine Chapel is released, Archbishop Georg Ganswein said the sacred... Read more
San Francisco project to promote beauty in music, liturgy
A recently launched initiative in San Francisco will educate Church musicians about sacred music and train lay ministers for their... Read more
Chart-topping Benedictine nuns to release album for Lent
The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles – an order of contemplative nuns who live in a cloister yet repeatedly... Read more
Musician blends Tango, classic styles in Mass composition
At a festival in Rome, an Argentinian composer noted the need for sacred music in modern society and spoke of... Read more
Bishop finds sacred music essential for liturgy
Sacred music is “integral” to the Catholic Church's liturgy, Bishop Alexander K. Sample said in a Feb. 13 pastoral letter... Read more
