So it went unrung for several years until a separate concrete-block tower was built for it as part of a 1908 church expansion. Westlake United Methodist undertook what turned out to be a yearslong ...

As church bells chime and peal the New Year, historians say the looting of more than 150,000 bells during World War II left ...

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 ...

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 ...

AKRON, Ohio — Call it a Christmas miracle – just weeks after the speakers were stolen from the bell tower of an Akron church, two Ohio companies stepped up to replace them just in time for the holiday ...

The bells of the cathedral ring out across Dublin, marking Christmas, New Year, and everyday life — thanks to a devoted team ...

Church bells. School bells. Wedding bells. Alarm bells. Bells — as ceremonial soundtracks, as warnings, as calls to action and worship — have a long tradition and a distinctive sound. They resonate, ...

The 147-year-old bell that once called parishioners to worship downtown was reinstalled at the church's current location on Thompson Lane. "We recovered our bell and we're putting it back in service," ...

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 ...

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 ...

What does a 200-ton bell sound like? It’s an academic question, as the only accessible bell of that size broke beyond repair shortly after manufacture in 1732 in Russia. The Tsar Bell captured the ...