WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the First Baptist Church of Suitland, just across the District of Columbia border in Maryland, a typical Sunday service includes coffee and pastries, warm greetings and a sermon ...

The silence suggested that this was no ordinary church service. Only a few people opened their mouths to sing on a recent Sunday at Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church. Instead, most moved their bodies to ...

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Worshipping at Paramount Baptist Deaf Church is not a silent affair. Deaf people who can speak joyfully shout during the baptism of one of their friends. A member of the ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Anna Wade often sits in a church pew on Sunday and “kind of spaces out a little bit” until it’s time for communion, and then, she said, “that’s it.” Wade’s lack of attention, though, has ...

The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous sanctuary ...

The Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a hub for New York's deaf community, may have to close, leaving the fate of its special ministry uncertain. You wouldn't know an intense game of Bingo was ...

Deaf people can bring interpreters with them to any church, and some churches in Amarillo even offer interpreters, but there is a draw in basing a church off of deafness, allowing the deaf to worship ...