National Catholic Register3d
‘Sanctified Sound’: The Return of Bell-Tower Bells Ringing at Eucharistic Consecration
Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...
Dorchester Reporter3d
Piece by piece, Second Church recaptures its historic presence
The historic lantern tower that sat above the Second Church in Dorchester for more than 200 years before being taken down for ...
National Catholic Register14d
New Bell Calls Faithful to Prayer at Dominican House of Studies in Washington
Enthusiasm of response surprises friars, prior says, adding that the bell is ‘reminding people of God in the midst of their ...
San Diego Union-Tribune1mon
La Jolla’s St. James church tower being repaired after ‘sizable’ piece of concrete falls
The 96-year-old bell tower of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla will be shrouded in scaffolding for the next several weeks after damage was discovered to concrete inside and on the ...
The New York Times28d
Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ
A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations. A view of the cathedral in the Cantal area of France ...