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Church-state collaboration brings leprosy-cured Indians dignity, support

On: November 9, 2025

By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Nov 7, 2025: Manjunath Muniappa was just 8 years old when a Catholic nun spotted him on the street during a leprosy detection survey in Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka state in southwestern India. Sister Mary Mascarenhas, a member of the St. Joseph’s of Tarbes congregation, broughtContinue Reading

Women congregations merge charisms to help people with leprosy

By: Thomas Scaria

On: June 1, 2022

In: Features

By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, June 1, 2022: Nuns from four congregations have been credited with merging their charisms to devise an integrated approach to treat and rehabilitate leprosy patients in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. “We follow different charisms and spirituality, but when we work together, they help peopleContinue Reading