Hildegard of Bingen, “one of the few prominent woman in medieval church,” was declared saint by Pope Benedict XVI on May 10, 2012, in equipolente, or equivalent canonization. The pope signed a decree ...

Pope Benedict XIV has indicated he plans to canonize the 12th-century female composer, mystic, author, physician and abbess Hildegard von Bingen and then proclaim her a Doctor of the Church in October ...

Pope Francis hailed the "great" Doctor of the Church St. Hildegard of Bingen in a message to a Vatican women's group issued Thursday. "Like St. Francis of Assisi, she composed a harmonious hymn in ...

(RNS) — In my parish we celebrate vespers for all four of the women who have been named doctors of the church: Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse of Lisieux and Hildegard of Bingen. While ...

Every gift from the Holy Spirit is meant for the edification of the community of believers, Pope Benedict XVI said in a general audience back in 2010 when he focused his catechesis on the life of St.

Saints alive — St. Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine nun who lived in medieval Germany, speaks loudly and clearly 800 years later to a Boulder playwright and musician. The 12th-century mystic and ...

On the 10th anniversary of her canonisation, Voice offer an exclusive track, and explore what the medieval composer's music means to them We formed Voice in 2006 for the love of singing together and ...

Opera has housed a long and curious fetish for the convent. Around a century ago, composers couldn’t get enough of lustful, visionary nuns. Although relatively tame next to what was to follow, Puccini ...

VATICAN CITY (Catholic News Service) — Although she was never canonized, St. Hildegard of Bingen is to be added to the Catholic Church’s formal list of saints, and Catholics worldwide may celebrate ...