Residents In Philadelphia's Fishtown Section Have Mixed Feelings About Bells Ringing At Holy Name Of Jesus Church

By Kerri Corrado and Sean Tallant, CBS Philadelphia

January 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The church bells are the talk of the town in Philadelphia's Fishtown section. Some people who live in the area are happy they are up and ringing, but others aren't fans of the bells.

The bells sit on top of the Holy Name of Jesus Church along Gaul Street in Fishtown. On Tuesday night, they were frozen and didn't ring, but they normally go off every hour from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"The cumulative amount of times the bells ring are five minutes," Father Aldred Bradley said.

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