Preparing us for Mass this Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Catherine Cavadini reflects on the leper in Mark’s Gospel. Mark tells us that the leper came to Christ “begging” him and “kneeling” before him. We hear at once of the leper’s great
The age-old curse of leprosy can be finally wiped out if church leaders join others worldwide in a greater commitment against it, according to a veteran Polish Catholic doctor and missionary.
"Here in India, there've been fewer cases recently and a reduced social
The Molokai settlement faces a transition that pairs the Diocese of Honolulu with the National Park Service. It's an arrangement that bridges the future over a past in which Hawaiians taught much about ohana and aloha amid faith in God, said Sister
The readings for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time speaks of leprosy. Tim O’Malley relates leprosy to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says, “Even if we distance ourselves from others to spare them from the virus, a consequence of social distancing is that