Many Catholics pine for the return of Gregorian chant, and for good reason. The chant of the Roman Rite represents the very voice of the Faith, a true prayer in song, one that can and should draw all ...

In the fifth century antiphony was adopted for the Mass, some psalms being sung antiphonally at the beginning of the Mass, during the oblations, and during the distribution of Holy Communion. Thus all ...

Chant, particularly Gregorian chant, is inexorably tied to the image of the Catholic Liturgy. Watch a documentary that mentions the Church or the pope, and what music is playing in the background? If ...

A new database in development will track the movement and evolution of Catholic plainchant as it was brought to different cultures by missionaries. A new data project will soon catalog Catholic ...

Under (b) we will give the same tune as it is contained in a codex of St. Florian dating from the fourteenth century. Under (c) is the same melody as restored by Dreves, stripped of its added notes, ...

Hanoi, Vietnam, Apr 14, 2017 / 04:48 am (CNA).- While the Stations of the Cross are a worldwide Lenten devotion for Catholics, the faithful in Vietnam have an additional practice that blends ancient ...

How do kids feel about participating in a weeklong camp on Gregorian chant? Flagship “chant camps” on both coasts and in Utah are proving popular. The summer camp that started in 2010 at St. Anne ...