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 ...

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 ...

Attitudes about ministries for deaf people have changed considerably since Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church was founded in 1924. "For many years, the deaf ministry was treated as a mission to handicapped ...

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 ...

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 ...