As winter weather sets in, local volunteers and donations help provide essential clothing and supplies to those in need.

The aging residents of this tiny location take turns to fine-tune a mechanism that dates back to the 18th century, but they ...

This process accelerated over the 20th century, and the distinct sound of each church or community bell became lost. “All bells now sounded the same,” Mr. Llop i Bayo says, and the traditional ...

In early days and in many cultures today, bells have been associated with magic and superstition. Their ringing functioned as a protective means of driving away the evil forces. As far back as 1300 BC ...

With its ancient honey-coloured stone walls, low ceilings and period charm, this thatched cottage is a quintessential country ...

Church bells are synonymous with Christmas, but could the sound of them ringing soon be consigned to history? This is the concern outlined in a report by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers ...

In Hochdorf, a municipality in canton Lucerne in central Switzerland, the church bell now tolls for a shorter duration, though other parishes continue to stick to tradition. Switzerland is home to ...

There’s too much to explore amid some 760km-plus of slopes in the Austrian Alps, but as celebrities, saunas, and mulled wine ...

The season whispers through the choking train ride and the metallic screech of a bus braking too hard near the Bambalapitiya junction, to the sound of church bells cutting through the chaos like a ...

Iwan Cotgreave said the perception of bell ringing needs to change to recruit more people. Church bells are synonymous with Christmas, but could the sound of them ringing soon be consigned to history?