NORWALK -- Parishioners of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church assembled in a courtyard Sunday morning to witness the blessing of palm fronds by a priest in a traditional Latin-language rite, accompanied ...

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 ...

The U.S. bishops voted to approve close to 300 new hymn texts for the Liturgy of the Hours. The Nov. 12 vote was 205-5 with two abstentions. The proposal needed two-thirds of the Latin-rite bishops to ...

When Koreans think of ‘music’, they usually think of Western classical or pop. Likewise, most Korean Catholics think of religious music as Gregorian chants, masses from classical composers such as ...

Gregorian chant has persisted for more than a thousand years, but some fear the haunting melodies are in danger of fading away. That is, unless Stanford Professor William Mahrt has a voice in the ...

“Music for Paradise” was released in England on May 19, few people expected an overnight sensation. Tenth-century Gregorian chant may have its admirers, but it’s not exactly the latest thing to hit ...