Leon Devriendt is happy he is deaf because he has the opportunity to help others. “Yes, I am very happy to be a deaf person. God gave me such a gift,” Devriendt said through an interpreter with a ...

Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama Jesus of Nazareth—but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it would ...

The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...

Jerry Pearson recently taught about the importance of forgiving others, and people acting as peacemakers in society. Pearson taught the message through the use of American Sign Language (ASL) at the ...

DAVID TERESHCHUK, correspondent: Holy Mass begins in a New York church that is threatened with closure. Catholic authorities throughout the country are shutting down and merging parishes as they trim ...

If you’re deaf and want to attend a worship service, you’re likely to encounter some difficulties. If you’re blind, it’s not much easier. Few religious texts are widely available in Braille. Most ...

A tall white cross hangs on the rear wall and 10 rows of pews line the aisle leading to a pair of royal blue walls with a verse from Colossians 1:18 written in white script. "To God be the glory that ...

An Alpha & Omega Deaf church parishioner in Providence, Rhode Island displays the ASL word for Jesus as she follows along, signing to hymns being played and words displayed on video screens, with ...

FRESNO, Calif. - As music plays at the Fresno Deaf Church on a recent Sunday, most people sitting in the pews sign along. The only audible voice in the room is the one on the recording, singing a ...

FAYETTEVILLE Priscilla Scanlan grew up as the only deaf person in a hearing congregation. It wasn’t until she left her home in Fayetteville for Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., that she ...

Fresno Deaf Church, which identifies as Evangelical Free, worships every Sunday in The Bridge Fresno in central Fresno. “If you compare us with a hearing church,” says Matthew Mickle, a Fresno Deaf ...