Leprosy

The 115 Roman Catholic cardinals who are about to elect the next pope took different roads to Rome. Some prepared for the priesthood as proteges of renowned prelates. Others followed an academic path, becoming scholars of theology, literature or canon...

NILAND Person accused of leprosy A person accused another of having leprosy Thursday near Niland, though no one with leprosy was found in the area, according to Sheriff’s Office logs. A person on Low Road near Niland called the Sheriff’s...

Was Jesus a Republican or a Democrat? The immediate answer would be: Democrat, of course, since most Jews tend to be Democrats.  A deeper examination of Jesus' teachings confirms this thesis. The first proof is Jesus was a lifelong advocate for the poor....

VATICAN CITY -- Sunday was a big day for Catholics in North America. Thousands of miles away in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI named 17th century Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha the first Native American saint. Another newly named saint is Marianne Cope, a German-born...

The scene in question, from the trailer, depicted one of the film's pirate heroes board a ship full of pirates suffering from leprosy....

Animators in Britain dropped a scene that made light of leprosy from an upcoming movie, "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," after leprosy support groups complained. Leprosy is still a serious problem in many parts of the world, as map from the World Health...

India Corruption Telecom Scandal: Indian Supreme Court Disallows Licenses Citing Irregularities in 2G Telecom Corruption Scandal...

Grant Faidley’s mission trip to India was not without incident. Toward the end of his visit to the predominantly Hindu country, the police caught wind of a group of North Americans who were interacting with villagers through a translator. The...

Mike Quade came to the conclusion that the Cubs are no longer contending. Quite the epiphany when you’ve hovering around 20 games under .500 for months, huh? Quade claimed the Cubs were in position to get back in the race if they had a good run...

Alberto Granado, who accompanied Ernesto "Che" Guevara on a 1952 journey of discovery across Latin America that was immortalized in Guevara's memoir and on screen in "The Motorcycle Diaries," has died in Cuba. He was 88. Granado, an Argentine...

The Orlando Philharmonic's annual concert at Sanlando Springs is fast approaching, and theater fans will find a lot to like: The theme is “Broadway Romance,” and two Broadway performers are on hand to provide vocals to the Philharmonic's...

Eryn Brown of the Los Angeles Times has a report on the link between nine-banded armadillos and leprosy in humans. Researchers in Baton Rouge, La., have determined that Hansen's disease (or leprosy) can be transmitted to humans by direct contact through...