From today onwards, English kings will have a dedicated stall in the patriarchal basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, a ...

Eastern culture often seems far removed from our mostly Western sensibilities. Epistemologically speaking, when the most New Worlders hear the word "chant" in relation to music, we immediately think ...

Trappist monks watch for Christmas differently than the rest of us, without colored lights, yard decorations or holiday parties. Instead of Bing Crosby or Mariah Carey, an Iowa monastery gets the ...

For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this ...

In Norway, as in all the Nordic countries, the Middle Ages have traditionally been considered a Catholic period — and while the country ranks among the least religious nations in the world today, the ...