SOLESMES, France -- One of the tasks of Roger Server as mayor of this quaint village is to console misguided tourists who want to hear the monks in its 11th-century monastery singing in Gregorian ...

HEILIGENKREUZ, AUSTRIA — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That’s how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has ...

As noon draws near, the monks glide into the church, their white cowls billowing behind them. They line up in silence, facing one another in long choir stalls. Wood carvings of saints peer down on ...

Syracuse -- The Gregorian Chant Schola of St. Mary's Church in Auburn will host its last sung, chanted Compline during the Advent. Compline or night prayers will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at the church, 15 ...

The Disciples followed the Last Supper with a hymn, and the early martyrs went singing into the arena to meet the lions; voices raised in praise and gladness have always been part of the Christian ...

The last Daily Blog post focused on the ancient institution of the human family. This one deals with something not quite so ancient, but still a venerable and honored tradition: Gregorian chant. But ...

If you want to appear the cool music lover these days, don’t talk to your friends about R&B artist Jill Scott’s latest CD “Woman,” or how music from the film “Southpaw” is burning up the Billboard ...