A congregation has swapped the traditional bread and wine of Holy Communion for a full English and a pint as a church holds its services in a village pub. Former publican and now priest, Reverend Paul ...

HERXHEIM AM BERG, Germany — After she found out there was a swastika on the church bell, Sigrid Peters refused to continue playing the organ during services. Shielded from public view, high up a ...

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!

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