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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Willie Mae Rhoiney sits on a wooden pew captivated by the choir. She watches their fingertips twist in the air with grace and precision. And on instinct, she begins to mouth the words of the song in ...

Pastor Darrel Kois before congregants during Sunday service at Bethlehem Deaf Lutheran Church. Bethlehem Deaf Lutheran Church is at 5074 Lake St. in Omaha. Mike Warren follows along during Sunday ...

Bible Baptist Church has provided a second ministry experience each Sunday morning for the past 24 years. For many of those who participate, it's the first time in their life a church has them engaged ...

Many attended the service specifically to hear Kang, who is one of relatively few deaf ministers in America. A native of Korea, he led a deaf church with 500 members in Seoul for many years but since ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When it comes to the Christian faith, the deaf community is one of the most underserved. The Deaf Bible Society says close to 98% of deaf people don't know Christ, or go to church.