While altar servers eventually took up the custom of ringing hand-held bells at the altar, the tradition of ringing the tower ...

Church bells originated in Italy ... was formerly a larger bell hung in theoutr turret of the church, at the sound of which, all who heard bowed in adoration. The Ave Maria bell announced the ...

Currently, the mayor said, only Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Peter’s and Trinity Church have bells sounding over the city. “The sound of the bells give residents a sense of community.

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 ...

The ringing of muffled church bells to mark the death of ... Leather patches known as muffles are used to dull the sound of each bell. "Bells are half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday, but are ...