Those encounters provided poignant images of his papacy, such as in 2013, when he embraced a man with neurofibromatosis, the condition associated with the “Elephant Man,” Joseph Carey Merrick.

The Union government announced a three-day State Mourning following the demise of Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88.In ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Hell, it was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures ... Joseph Merrick, is based on a real-life English artist who was exhibited ...