At the end of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva's funeral service, Schubert's Ave Maria drifted from the small baroque church in Gondomar, near Porto, northern Portugal. It is a song which had ...

Pianist, vocalist, composer and author Roger Rossi, whose real name is Roger Rossito, grew up in Bay Ridge, although he now lives in Palm Beach with his longtime wife Sally (“Sal”). And during his ...

The mass in Ballybricken, southwest Ireland, opened with a recording of "Ave Maria" sung by Dolores O'Riordan and Luciano Pavarotti, and items associated with the singer, including a guitar and a ...

Maria Valentina Almeida Vazquez, even at the tender age of 10, knows how fragile life is. She knows each day is a gift, and she is grateful for the gift of life her parents and sister gave her by ...

An artist paints a portrait of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen as "Ave Maria" is sung during a public memorial service for the slain soldier in Houston.

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