Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, slipped out of the Vatican last month to visit old friends who run a Rome record shop and came away with a gift of a CD. Martinez-Brocal told Reuters the shop’s owners told him that they had become friends with the pope years ago when he was Cardinal Read more
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New order of monastic nuns tops Billboard music chart
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
A young monastic order of nuns in the United States has for the second time released an album that has debuted in the top position on Billboard magazine’s classical traditional music chart. “This is an unprecedented accomplishment for … a group of contemplative nuns, this devoted, hidden prayerful group who do not tour and remain Read more