EAST BERGHOLT, England -- The bells of St. Mary's rang in the New Year yesterday, ending more than two years of silence after the 16th-century church chimes flunked modern safety standards. "There ...

Church bells have sounded since the fifth century when Italian bishop Paulinus of Nola, a Roman consul and Christian convert introduced the custom, but were generally hand bells. By the Middle Ages, ...

The bells at St. Mary's Basilica in downtown Phoenix ring on May 8, 2025, in honor of the new pontiff, Leo XIV, the first American-born pope.

Saint Mary's Basilica in Phoenix is joining Catholic churches around the world in mourning Pope Francis, who died of a stroke and subsequent heart failure on April 20. His death at age 88 followed a ...