(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 ...

It took more than 800 years for the church to formally canonize Hildegard of Bingen. Her elevation by Pope Benedict XVI was announced May 1 at the Vatican. The 12th-century German Benedictine abbess ...

When I first read about St. Hildegard of Bingen, the most recently named female Doctor of the Church, I felt almost as if I had slipped into a fairy tale. Her very name evokes poetry, and her life ...

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 ...

In the granite-lined Gothic courtyard of Eibingen Convent in the verdant Rhine River Valley, a group of nuns stand in the chill air of autumn as snowflakes swirl through the open cloisters, sing ...

Soprano Nola Richardson as Hildegard von Bingen in the Los Angleles Opera premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider's "Hildegard" at the Wallis. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) Opera has housed a long and ...

In this fascinating piece from our sister publication Bust, noted historian Dr. Eleanor Janega peels back the habit on one of the Middle Ages’ most fascinating figures: Hildegard of Bingen. A ...

St. Hildegard of Bingen is depicted in an icon by Augustinian Father Richard G. Cannuli. Credit: OSV News photo/courtesy of Father Richard Cannuli The New York Times recently published an obituary for ...

Discover the visions, the biography, songs and famous quotes of this legendary composer and saint Hildegard of Bingen was a saint, composer and poet. But it's only recently that her songs, writings ...

Best classical music for meditation: from Hildegard von Bingen to John Cage, we recommend six pieces that will aid serenity ...

"A fiery light, flashing intensely, came from the open vault of heaven and poured through my whole brain. Like a flame that is hot without burning it kindled all my heart and all my breast … Suddenly ...