Millions Still Suffer From Leprosy. Here’s Pope Francis’ Message About It
World Leprosy Day, which is held annually on the last Sunday of January, began in 1954 in an attempt to raise awareness of the disease.
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Vatican Cardinal Speaks Out Against Social Stigma for Leprosy Patients
Pointing to the story of Jesus Christ’s healing of the lepers in the Gospel of St. Luke, Cardinal Turkson noted that “when Christ brings healing to the man with leprosy in the Gospel, he applies the salve of human dignity in addition to the physical remedy.”
Remembering Sister Ruth Pfau, the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’
The medical doctor and member of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, ministered to leprosy victims for decades. She died Aug. 19.
Pope: Jesus Suffers With Us and Cures Sin Through Mercy
At his Feb. 15 Angelus address, the Holy Father told the faithful: “Be ‘imitators of Christ’ in front of a poor or sick person ... drawing close with tenderness and compassion. Let us be infected by good, and let us infect others with it.”
