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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Writing a column about bell-ringing is, in a way, a hopeless endeavor. The experience is like taking a photocopy of a photocopy — the product takes you further from the art at hand, the lived ...

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS MADE SURE FAMILIES HAVE WARM MEALS AND KIDS HAVE PRESENTS UNDER THEIR ...

When I was a first-year, I used to think that the chiming bells I’d occasionally hear on campus were caused by the wind. It wasn’t until I spotted poster in the campus center inviting people to a ...

Vastu Insights: The act of ringing a bell in prayer spaces is a cherished aspect of Indian culture. Whether in a grand temple or a modest home altar, the ritual of bell ringing marks the commencement ...

Ukraine's Ministry of Culture and Information Policy has added the Lviv bell-ringing tradition to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine. The change was made effective by an ...