Articles on this issue "music"
Michael Jackson will never die "in the imagination of [his] fans," the Vatican's semi-official newspaper said after news spread of the pop star's death. Marcello Filotei wrote this Friday in …
read moreThe city of Castel Gandolfo offered its honored guest -- Benedict XVI -- a classical music concert in his honor, featuring one of the selections the Pope says is among his favorites. Romanian …
read moreBenedict XVI says that organs can proclaim the Gospel in a way, recalling a concert during which the Pope said he and the other listeners were able to experience that God is joy. A choral …
read moreThe Cistercian monks of the Stift Heiligenkreuz Abbey are unlikely candidates to make pop music's Top 10 list -- but they did just that, debuting at No. 9 in the United Kingdom. A CD of their …
read morePutting words in the mouth of the Virgin Mary and having them sponsored by the Vatican is no easy task, but scriptwriter Maria Pia Liotta says that reflecting on her own motherly heart made it …
read moreA musical about the Virgin Mary and her ongoing role in history has gained the sponsorship of various Vatican officials and organizations. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pope's secretary of …
read moreOn a day when Chinese musicians performed a work of Mozart at the Vatican, Benedict XVI said that music expresses universal human sentiments. The Pope attended a concert in his honor today, …
read moreHere is the address Benedict XVI gave during a concert in Paul VI Hall offered in his honor by the Philharmonic Orchestra of China and the Choir of the Shanghai Opera House. * * * Ladies and …
read moreBenedict XVI will attend a concert offered in his honor by Chinese musical groups, considered a sign that the language of music builds bridges between cultures and peoples. That is how …
read moreThere is a kinship between music and hope, between song and eternal life, said Benedict XVI at the end of a concert offered in his honor today. The concert was a gift from the president of …
read morearticle-21094?l=english">Music's Powerful Effects</a>.I would like to add to it by offering the proposition that a broad base of Catholic worshipers in the secularized world is …
read moreThe world premiere of Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev’s newest musical work is set for the U.S. capital in December. The premiere of "Christmas Oratorio" is set for Dec. 17 at the …
read moreI read with interest this article on Sacred Music [Sacred Music Needs Governing, Says Director of Institute]. I would like to add my 2 cents worth on the subject, being involved in Church …
read morePerhaps a pontifical office with authority over sacred music would correct the abuses that have occurred in this area, suggested a Vatican official. Monsignor Valentín Miserachs Grau, director …
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