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  • Monks' prayers climb to top of pop charts (Catholic Caucus)

    01/14/2009 8:59:58 PM PST · by Coleus · 6 replies · 428+ views
    bergen record ^ | January 1, 2009 | VERONIKA OLEKSYN
    HEILIGENKREUZ, Austria — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. Johannes Paul Chavanne, a monk at Heiligenkreuz Abbey, said there were concerns about how the CD would be marketed.  That's how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has stormed pop music charts worldwide. The debut CD, "Chant: Music for Paradise," was first released in Europe in May and spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on Britain's classical charts. The album made it to No. 7 on the country's pop charts.  It was also the top...