Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...

Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park will ring its century-old Seabury Chime bells once again after a three-year silence.

The Rev. James Arter climbed a narrow ladder several stories Wednesday to reach the bell tower at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leechburg. As he manually rang one of the 28 bells, the melodic ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - When was the last time you woke up to bells ringing from a tower? It’s probably been a while with all the technology around. However, one church in Greenville brought back a ...

When the bell stopped ringing is a question parishioners at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jefferson City are trying to answer. The 800-pound bell fell silent sometime before the turn of the ...

On Jan. 19, eight people gathered in a room below the bell tower of First Christian Church in Glendora. They ranged in age from 8 to 79 years old. Among them was Rev. Karen Davis, pastor of First ...

LORI AND JERRY, THIS SECTION OF NORTH EIGHTH STREET WAS CLOSED FOR FEAR THAT THE BELL TOWER MIGHT FALL AND TOPPLE ON CARS OR PEOPLE BELOW. THE CITY JUST REOPENED THE ROAD ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THE ...

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

For 104 years, the distinctive tone of one, unique church bell has rung out across Pondera County. The bell hung for 50 years in the belfry of Sacred Heart Church, a small house of worship that stands ...

Fr. Don Antweiler uses his knuckles to rap on the church bell in the tower at Immaculate Conception Church. With money received specifically for that purpose, the parish recently had an automated ...