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 ...

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 ...

The church bulletin featured news items about local health services for the Deaf, information about finding sign language interpreters for Catholic funerals, and a class for adults who are deaf and ...

When she moved to Schaumburg 13 years ago, there was one thing Susan Elizabeth Rangel refused to give up: St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Chicago. Rangel, who is deaf, has been a member of the ...

The church is silent when the Rev. Brian Sims takes the pulpit for his Sunday sermon. He pauses to make sure all eyes are on him, then raises his hands and begins preaching. Not a word passes his lips ...

While the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indiana had ASL interpreters, Father Depcik wanted to focus on the Deaf community by holding this congress. Father Mike Depcik, one of the few Deaf ...

In a moment that some thought might never come, Deaf Catholics from across the country stood side by side, hands raised in prayer, signing in unison -- worshipping in their own language at the ...

Father Michael Depcik, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who is deaf, converses with Chris Duck, retired coordinator of deaf ministry for the archdiocese, from left, ...

For nearly two decades, the Rev. Joe Mulcrone has traveled south to St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church in Tinley Park to lead a monthly Mass for the deaf and hearing impaired using both voice and ...

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 ...