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 ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Williamsburg church founded by slaves marked its 240th anniversary with the sounding of a restored bell to mark the start of Black History Month. The First Baptist Church ...

Following an extensive restoration project, the 145-year-old bell in the tower of St. John's Episcopal Church began to regularly ring again in June. Steve Hamm / Special Contributor The loud silence ...