Ave Maria

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At the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome's southern EUR district, bells played "Ave Maria" for Riccardo as hundreds of people spilled out into the street, far too many to fit inside.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Ave Maria was started in 2005 by Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino’s Pizza and a backer of Roman Catholic causes.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Mr. Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, spoke in May 2018 at Ave Maria University, a small Catholic school in Florida, while Ohio State and Rutgers invited Mr. Obama rather than then-President Trump in 2019.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2022

For George's sake, she played Gounod's "Ave Maria," knowing that the sentiment of the chant would appeal to him, and make him sad, forgetful of the petty evils of this life.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)