The bells of St. Peter’s are ringing again. “There’s that silence,” the Rev. John Tokaz said Friday. “One gets used to them not ringing but then, when they ring again, it’s, ‘Oh, yes, there they are.’ ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...