At 4 p.m., St. Louis Church will echo with Palestrina's luminous "Pope Marcellus Mass," sung by the vocal group Harmonia and the choir of St. Joseph Cathedral. The music will be heard in the ...

At an event sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation, Pope Leo XIV said that polyphony is a musical form “full of meaning” for prayer and Christian life.

Among Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s best-known works are Tu es Petrus, Missa Papae Marcelli and Missa Brevis (“You are Peter,” “Mass of Pope Marcellus,” and “Brief Mass”).

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 ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.

The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people's spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said. In the ...

Pope Leo XIV made a virtual appearance in his hometown of Chicago on Saturday during a celebration and Mass at Rate Field, the home of the White Sox.

The Mass will we held at St. Augustine Cathedral downtown. The bells at the Catherdral also are set to ring 88 times today, one time for each year the pope lived, Rev. Gerald Kicanas said in a ...

Thousands of people attend a Mass celebrating Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, June 14, 2025, in Chicago. (RNS photo/Rachel Berkebile) ...

Rate Field hosted a special mass and celebration in honor of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope and a confirmed White Sox fan.

Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

What a pope wears carries incredible meaning as we witnessed last month when Pope Leo XIV greeted the faithful from the loggia on May 8, 2025. Donned in a red mozzetta and a stole over a white ...