Burkina Faso: Camillians ministering to the afflicted of leprosy
Hansen’s disease, better known as leprosy, is an illness that many people think has been eradicated and no longer exists.
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Pope Francis’ solidarity on World Leprosy Day
On Sunday Pope Francis expressed his closeness to all those who suffer from Hansen’s disease – better known as leprosy – on World Leprosy Day, which is observed each year on the last Sunday in January to increase public awareness of the condition. The Holy Father also offered words of encouragement to missionaries, health workers, and volunteers committed to serving those affected by the disease.
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in London, England, on March 14, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.
Vatican City, Feb 1, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- People with leprosy suffer not only from physical disease but also from harmful social stigmas which can lead to mental illness, Cardinal Peter Turkson said on Sunday.
In a message for World Leprosy Day on Jan. 31, the cardinal encouraged people to include those sick with leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, in their communities and relationships.
“Not everyone will have the skills or expertise to cure Hansen’s disease physically, but everyone is capable of promoting that culture of encounter which brings about healing and the mental well-being of those affected by this distressing illness,” he said.
Pope Francis to meet top Shiite cleric on Iraq visit, says cardinal A poster of Iraq s top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is seen on a high-rise building during anti-government protests in Baghdad in this Feb. 9, 2020, file photo. Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, briefed journalists Jan. 28 on plans for Pope Francis trip March 5-8 to Iraq. He said the pope would meet with al-Sistani. (CNS photo/Thaier al-Sudani, Reuters)
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select Iraq s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is pictured during a meeting with then-U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Najaf, Iraq, in this July 24, 2014, file photo. Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with al-Sistani during his March 5-8 visit to Iraq, according to Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. Cardinal Sako briefed jo
A wind turbine farm near New Brighton, England (CNS/Reuters/Phil Noble)
A new pastoral guidebook offers up some practical steps for Catholics to work with other Christians and communities of faith to better protect the environment and bring
Laudato Si to life.
The interreligious-focused care for our common home guidebook, released Monday, provides a roadmap for pastors, parishes and dioceses to ingrain Pope Francis encyclical,
Laudato Si , on Care for Our Common Home, into their liturgies and the life of their church.
Its 56 pages provide an extensive compendium of prayers, liturgy suggestions, methods and topics for ecumenical or interreligious dialogue, and theological underpinnings of why caring for God s creation is a primary responsibility for all Catholics.
Cardinal Czerny outlines role of Fratelli Tutti in consecrated life Cardinal Michael Czerny, undersecretary for the Vatican s Migrants and Refugees Section, speaks at a symposium on human trafficking in Rome Oct. 14, 2020. The cardinal outlined the role of Pope Francis encyclical Fratelli Tutti in an online address to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Jan. 21. (CNS photo/courtesy U.S. Embassy to the Holy See)
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select WASHINGTON Even though Pope Francis encyclical Fratelli Tutti is not aimed specifically at vowed religious, those in religious life can link its themes to the Second Vatican Council, a leading Vatican official told the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.