PHILADELPHIA – Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime surprise for the neighborhood he grew up in. He was bringing back the sound of church bells to the Fishtown neighborhood.

After thieves climbed up to the steeple and stole a set of loudspeakers last month, the sound of ringing bells is back just in time for Christmas at the Arlington Church of the Nazarene in East Akron ...

The Holy Name of Jesus Church in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer) PHILADELPHIA — Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Late last year, Rev. Alfred Bradley planned a Christmastime surprise for the neighborhood he grew up in. He was bringing back the sound of church bells to the Fishtown neighborhood.

Typically the bells ring together during holidays, but at noon Saturday, they will ring during a time where words fail, ...