August 9th marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. To honor the victims, families and friends went to the Frank Fasi Civic Center grounds, home to the Nagasaki Bell, to ring it ...
JOANETES, Spain — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Clang-clong!
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 ...