Hundreds gather in Emmitsburg for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress April 8, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Deaf Ministry, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Deaf Catholics from across the country stood side by side, hands raised in prayer, signing in unison – worshiping in their own language at the first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress.
Deaf priest becomes new archdiocesan chaplain for deaf ministry August 1, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Deaf Ministry, Feature, Local News, News Father Michael Depcik, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who is deaf, said that since deafness is invisible, it’s easy to overlook fellow Catholics who are deaf.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Reaching the deaf community November 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Deaf Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview According to Johns Hopkins researchers, there are more than 1.2 million Marylanders who are deaf or hard of hearing. What is the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore doing to reach that community?
Deaf community enjoys Mass with Archbishop Lori and deaf priest June 26, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Deaf Ministry, Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate “What I cannot say with my hands, allow me to say with my heart,” Archbishop Lori said, as he began his homily, which was interpreted into ASL.
Family ties bring about housing complex for deaf seniors September 20, 1998By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Deaf Ministry, Disabilities Ministry, Local News, News Ground was broken this summer in Baltimore County for the nation’s first elderly housing complex dedicated exclusively to the needs of deaf and hearing-impaired seniors.
