(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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars.” Those are the words of an unnamed representative of the Benedictine Monks ...

HEILIGENKREUZ, AUSTRIA — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That’s how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has ...

Even centuries after voices first soared in the stone-walled chambers of churches and monasteries, the music of medieval monks' chants has the power to send chills through the body of listeners. Now ...

Dr. Carly York believes she has recorded “O Nata Lux de Lumine” for the first time in history. Chant, she said, “helps us ...

It's Weird '90s Week on Stereogum. All week long we're looking at the strangest musical moments and trends of the decade. Check out more here. "You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars." ...