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St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf. Courtesy photo.

A 22 year-old Texan began a Catholic school for Uganda’s deaf children

Dec 19, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Rannah Evetts had always wanted to go to Africa. She has no explanation for it, other than that God had... Read more

Praying.

Mass in sign language? These Spanish priests celebrate it every week

Apr 20, 2018

In the Catholic Church, the spoken language is central to the liturgy: we recite the Nicene Creed as one, we... Read more

Colorado church ministers to Native Americans, homeless, and deaf

Mar 1, 2017

St. Bernadette Parish, the pioneer Catholic church of Lakewood, Colorado, outgrew its first worship space just 18 years after being... Read more

Deacon Tomas Garcia with his wife, Sylvia.

How this new LA deacon will serve Catholics on the margins

Jan 2, 2017

For the estimated 5,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, parish participation can be difficult.  Read more

Confession.

Computer system could help deaf Catholics make confessions

Dec 20, 2013

A Phoenix, Ariz., priest has invented a computer system intended to help Catholics who are deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired to... Read more