Despite being a fictional work, in her book The Second Life of Mirielle West Amanda Skenandore has used her medical background as a registered nurse—and her storytelling skills as a writer—to describe ...

But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. Reflection on the carved ivory Book Cover In today's Gospel reading, the leper seems uncertain about whether Jesus would want to heal him, saying, ...

This book examines the impact of leprosy upon Rouen during this period, and the key role played by charity in the society and religious culture of the city and its hinterland. Based upon extensive ...

On Karaikal Road in the temple town of Kumbakonam stands the 109-year old Society of the Sacred Heart Leprosy Centre, immortalised by Pasitha Maanidam, a novel by Karichan Kunju, a writer of the ...