Ghislain Cheret Bazikila, a Catholic seminarian and native of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, decided to spend the summer in Toledo because he wanted to work for a diocese that does not have a deaf priest.
His first goal, he said, was to get to know and serve the local deaf community, whose home parish is St. Pius Church on Ilger Avenue in West Toledo.
"Sometimes hearing priests forget the needs of the deaf community, but a deaf priest would know," he said.
He hopes that by spending the summer in Toledo, he will help encourage more young deaf Catholics to enter the priesthood, and that more local priests will be inspired to learn American Sign Language. read more
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