A rare collection of medieval plainchant, preserved in the Buckland Book and linked to England’s last generation of monks before Henry VIII’s dissolution of monasteries, has been performed for the ...

Gregorian chant, one of the oldest forms of Western music, is finding fresh life through creative harmonization and modern accompaniment. From traditional polyphony to piano and guitar-supported ...

At Assumption Abbey in Richardton, Benedictine monks continue a daily rhythm of prayer, work and simple living, welcoming visitors for retreats throughout the year. The Assumption Abbey in Richardton, ...

Loquacious and quick with a smile and a joke, the newly installed Bishop Godfrey Mullen ministers to a hometown flock, ...

For longtime fans of the Boston rock scene, Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw doing a program of medieval church music might seem incongruous. Donelly achieved pop-rock fame with the band Belly, was a ...

Monks associated with The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Kolkata were seen chanting "Hare Rama, Hare Krishna" and other devotional bhajans as they headed out to vote ...

The jazz giant Thelonious Monk was an elusive personality even to those who knew him. In her 1988 documentary Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser, director Charlotte Zwerin presents both the artist ...

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. - Benedictine announced it is adding an additional school location for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Benedictine currently has a day and residential ...

The Buddhist monks' Walk for Peace is finally making its way through North Carolina. The group of monks, along with their dog, Aloka, has been making their way from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D ...

New Delhi: The monks of ISKCON on Wednesday chanted ‘Hare Krishna’ and sang ‘Bhajans’ as they headed to cast their votes in the second and last phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Talking to ...

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport in Sri Lanka with a record 242 pounds of powerful cannabis, officials said. A Sri Lanka ...