39th International Congress

The Pueri Cantores of the world will be gathering in Paris from July 9^th to July 13th 2014 for an international assembly based on the theme of a return to sources. Indeed, it was in Paris itself that Mgs Fernand Maillet, the director of the Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, first had the idea in 1947 federating the choirs in France, there throughout the entire world, so as to confer an educational value to choir singing, and to sing the glory of God, and of peace throughout the world.

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Brief description of the History of the conferences

To belong to the Pueri Cantores is to become a citizen of the world, singing for peace, experiencing other cultures and discovering the international and multicultural nature of music. It is in accordance with these aims that international conferences are organized every other year. Most recently in Granada, Roma, Cracow, and Cologne, and in 2013, a congress has been organized in Washington.

How the organization got ist name

To enable children through the world to sing the peace of God : this was the motto of monseigneur Maillet. It was this motto that served as the guiding principle behind the tours of his Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois. It is this principle that still guides all the little singers’ choirs.