(RNS) If you loved the music of the Benedictine monks of Norcia in Italy -- and the Billboard charts say millions do -- then you'll love their beer, now available for purchase in the U.S. (RNS) The ...

SOLESMES, France -- One of the tasks of Roger Server as mayor of this quaint village is to console misguided tourists who want to hear the monks in its 11th-century monastery singing in Gregorian ...

(RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD, "Benedicta," debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10). Why does chant have such a secular appeal? (RNS) A new Gregorian chant CD by a ...

“You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars.” Those are the words of an unnamed representative of the Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo De Silos, widely quoted in an Associated Press ...

The monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria sing ancient Gregorian chants in their 12th-century church — and then post them to YouTube. Their technological savvy landed them a record deal, and now ...

JUDY VALENTE, correspondent: The city of Norcia in central Italy. A quiet town of stone streets, tiled roofs, and spectacular scenery beneath the mountains of Umbria. Norcia, or Nursia as it’s ...

“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 ...

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's classical music chart last week. The album, "Benedicta," was also the top overall seller at ...