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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The bells at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Grand Rapids that ring each day have long been a neighborhood staple, but the sound may fade away if repairs are not ...

Years of fervent prayer were answered Thursday when bells began ringing at St. Stephen’s Anglican Catholic Church. Three bronze-cast bells were installed in the steeple Thursday morning at the church ...

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that the Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Port Richmond will close due to financial strains, CBS 3 reports. The 100-year-old-plus congregation has ...

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 ...

For the Jubilee of Hope, an American artist has created an installation mapping the “soundscape” of one of the historic bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, premiering the work on the night of Feb. 16. “The ...

The contemporary art installation was audible via speakers in the portico, or entrance, of St. Peter’s Basilica. Statues illuminated in ethereal blue light during the special evening access to St.