Rick Kelly said he might not know the pain or loneliness you’re experiencing, but he’s willing to listen and help because he knows about facing challenges, hardships and feelings of being overlooked ...

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 ...

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 ...

Worship at Miami Valley Baptist Church for the Deaf in North Dayton. The sound system is intentionally loud so the mostly deaf congregation can feel the vibration of the music. When places of worship ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — On a Thursday afternoon early this summer, seven people sat in a circle in the basement of St. George’s Episcopal Church in midtown Manhattan, facing a whiteboard covered with ...

Pastor Ed Newton was raised by deaf parents in Orlando, Florida. Though the 49-year-old grew up learning American Sign Language, most of the local churches at the time didn't offer services for deaf ...

Deaf Catholics from across the United States gathered in Maryland for a Eucharistic congress of their own — the first of its kind. Held at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Spring Forth Deaf Church has offered services in American Sign Language to the McLennan County deaf community since March. Spring Forth Deaf Church partners with Alliance Bible ...

Pastor Rick Kelly at Kenton and Hartly United Methodist churches was born almost completely deaf. He's leading efforts to serve those in need in the rural Kent County towns and inviting people to join ...

For three decades, an Archdiocese of Chicago-supported Ministry Formation Program has been training Deaf Catholics to become lay leaders in church ministry. The program celebrated its 30th anniversary ...