Articles on this issue "music"
Beethoven's period of isolation and difficulty taught him to listen with a perceptivity akin to an interior or exterior liberation given by God, says Benedict XVI. Saturday evening in Paul VI …
read moreLuciano Pavarotti "honored the divine gift of music," said Benedict XVI in a message read at the funeral Mass of the Italian tenor in Modena's cathedral. The telegram, signed in the Pope's …
read moreAn orthodox bishop plans on making a contribution to an international ecumenical meeting in Melbourne not only with words, but also with music. A sacred oratorio, composed by Bishop Hilarion …
read moreBenedict XVI says that choral singing is an authentic education in life and peace, and an exercise in the "hearing of the heart." The Pope said this Friday following a concert in his honor …
read moreBenedict XVI sent a message to those attending a concert in his honor in the alpine resort where he is vacationing. The message, made public today, was sent Wednesday to the pastor of …
read moreThe alpine population of the Veneto region in northeast Italy is hosting a concert to honor Benedict XVI on the feast of his papal namesake. The organizers of Wednesday's concert at the parish …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's address following the concert offered him for his 80th birthday. * * * CONCERT FOR THE HOLY FATHER'S 80th BIRTHDAY ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS …
read moreMusic in church should be an avenue to deeper prayer, not a distraction, says a Russian Orthodox bishop and composer. Bishop Hilarion Alfeev of Vienna and Austria is the representative of the …
read moreBy Catherine Smibert Preparations are under way for the staging of a new musical based on Dante's epic exploration of heaven, hell and purgatory. The Divine Comedy Opera is the project of …
read moreSydney's World Youth Day organization, in search of a theme song for the 2008 event, launched an all-Australia songwriting competition. Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: I was asked the following question: A woman explained that her son was Catholic, though not a …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave on sacred music, delivered in the Sistine Chapel on June 24, 2006, after a concert sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation. * * * …
read moreBenedict XVI has called for an authentic updating of sacred music that takes into account the tradition of the Church. "Sacred polyphony," the Holy Father said Saturday after a concert held in …
read moreGregorian chant continues to be the official chant of the Catholic Church of Latin rite, though composition of new works is nonexistent, says a music expert. Julieta Vega García, who has a …
read moreGregorian chant has been unjustly abandoned and its place in the life of the Church should be recovered, says a Vatican aide. Monsignor Valenti Miserachs Grau made this declaration at a recent …
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