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 ...

SNOHOMISH — The church bell echoed through the Snohomish River valley. Farmers heard the sound and knew. The service was starting soon. Time to get going. A hundred years ago, locals gathered at the ...

Rachel Leon gives a glimpse into the South Bethlehem church and its historic bell, which now rings across the area after ...

After 22 years of silence, the bell at Bethlehem’s oldest Roman Catholic Church is ringing again. But not everybody is happy about it. The Holy Infancy Church on East Fourth Street in south Bethlehem ...

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 ...

Fred and Carole Barber have fond memories of when they let their children into the bell tower at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park to see the Seabury Chime. They climbed the black, iron circular ...

AMBRIDGE ― The iconic belltower in Ambridge will tick and chime like it did generations ago, as part of a special celebration at St. John's Lutheran Church. Everyone's invited to an Aug. 18 ...

OXFORD, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Immanuel Congregational Church in Oxford has been a staple in the community for nearly 150 years. "It was so welcoming," said church volunteer Connie Miller. Miller ...

Of all the things that have faded away and become no more than faint memories, the one I miss the most are church bells. It was about 25 years ago that church bells began to fall silent. I don’t know ...

A climb up three narrow staircase flights and then a steep ladder leads to the belfry high atop Windsor’s historic Assumption Church. And there hangs the 4,000-pound (1.81-tonne) bronze Angelus bell ...