In the opening Kyrie from Palestrina's most famous work, the Pope Marcellus Mass (sound clip) at once hear the classic, pure lines of the text set clearly amidst the various voices of the choir.

From 1550 until 1555 he was chief physician to the House of Farnese and three successive popes, Pope Julius III, Pope Marcellus II and Pope Paul IV. Salviani was born in Città di Castello. He studied ...

Palestrina's 'Pope Marcellus' Mass was one of the first examples of a new, more structured and direct style, making the text clearly audible, despite the fact that up to six lines of music are ...

Both are against life' - Pope on the US presidential candidates Pope Francis has called both major US presidential candidates "against life" and advised Catholic voters to choose the "lesser evil ...

How should you greet a pope? For centuries, it was Catholic tradition to kiss the papal foot. Nowadays, many faithful choose to bow and kiss the papal ring. Conservative Catholics, who routinely ...

Pope Francis, while on a plane from Asia to Rome last week, told reporters that he has problems with both candidates for U.S. president — he said they’re “both against life” and that ...

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Pope Francis made two comments last week that touched off a tempest in Christendom. First, during an interreligious meeting at Catholic Junior College in Singapore, he said that religions are ...

"There is overwhelming evidence that Marcellus Williams’ trial was constitutionally unfair, including revelations that the state contaminated the most critical evidence in the case − the ...

Before Tuesday, Pope Francis called on Parson ... In July, Parson lifted a stay of execution for one of them, Marcellus Williams, whose guilt was called into question in a St. Louis County ...

Bill McKibben, perhaps America’s leading environmentalist, advised his fellow progressives to give Vice President Kamala ...

Bill McKibben, perhaps America’s leading environmentalist, advised his fellow progressives to give Vice President Kamala ...