Pope calls for end to discrimination against people with Hansen’s disease
On World Leprosy Day, Pope Francis called for an end to discrimination against people who have or have had Hansen’s disease.
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by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2022 | Cardinal Michael Czerny, Catholic News Service, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Leprosy, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
On World Leprosy Day, Pope Francis called for an end to discrimination against people who have or have had Hansen’s disease.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 14, 2021 | confession, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Leprosy, made clean, News, penance, Reconciliation, Restoration, Sacrament, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections, Word of God | 0 |
Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Readings:Leviticus 13:1–2, 44–46Psalm 32:1–2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31–11:1Mark 1:40–45 In the Old Testament, leprosy is depicted as punishment for disobedience…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2021 | Eternal life, Jesus Christ, Leprosy, Messiah, News, Rodney Stark, Son of God, The Dispatch | 0 |
On the Readings for Sunday, February 11, 2018 […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 12, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic healthcare, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Daughters of Charity, Leprosy, News, Nigeria, Religious Sisters, tuberculosis | 0 |
Nigeria has seen an increase in the rates of tuberculosis and Hansen’s disease. Late diagnosis and lack of effective tools for prevention and treatment have contributed to the lack of an effective model to predict their spread.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Ghana, Leprosy, News | 0 |
In the atmosphere of calm at Weija Leprosarium, near Ghana’s capital Accra, the caretaker sees an opportunity to educate Ghanaians about Hansen’s disease while everyone is learning precautionary measures for the coronavirus threat.
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