Egypt is one of the few countries where leprosy persists. But with effective treatment methods and cases declining, some say ...

The leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai was a place of horror when Father Damien de Veuster, a Belgian Catholic priest, landed there in 1873. The victims of leprosy lived in primitive ...

When, in 1873, an obscure young Belgian missionary priest named Father Damien begged the Catholic Prefect Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands to send him to a leper colony 50 miles away, the name of ...

This is one of the earliest representations of the Philippines in moving images Stored in the British Film Institute archives this administrative reconnaissance film exhibits the Culion leper ...

Since the city was founded back in the 17th century, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has acted as a military base, a home for a leper colony, a mental institution, and, most famously, a prison.

The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of creation. “The House Is Black” finds unexpected grace where few would think to look: a ...