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Pope Francis shares a meal with guests and volunteers of the "Palace of the Poor."

Pope Francis Turned A Vatican Palazzo Into 'Palace Of The Poor' For Homeless People

"If you sleep on the ground covered in cardboard and have to wake up at 5 a.m. before the police come to shove you away, and then you find a place like this, what more do you want?" a new guest says.

Decades ago, people with leprosy were confined to a hospital in Carville, La. The fear of being forcibly isolated in this place led many patients to avoid seeking treatment and hide their disease. In the 1950s, the Daughters of Charity worked at the hospital and the research lab it housed.

Lessons From Leprosy For Coronavirus: Quarantine And Isolation Can Backfire

One thing the history of leprosy tells us: When you restrict people's freedoms, they go underground, and fail to seek treatment.

The Local Take Talks With Egbert Perry, PNC Bank Black History Month Honoree

Saturday morning at 8:00 on WCLK's The Local Take I talked with PNC Bank Building Living Legacies Honoree Egbert Perry of the Integral Group. I asked him…

AAFCA Curates Second Season Open for Revolt TV's 'Short and Fresh' on 2/21

REVOLT TV announces an all-new season of Short & Fresh, a monthly anthology series featuring short films rooted in Hip Hop culture created by a diverse…

National Transportation Safety Board examine wreckage on Jan. 27 of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight other people near Calabasas, Calif.

NTSB: Kobe Bryant Helicopter Engine Did Not Fail Before Crash

The NBA star, his daughter and seven other people were killed last month. Investigators say the craft didn't have an engine failure. Determining the cause of the crash will take more time.

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

5 Takeaways From The Last Democratic Debate Before The New Hampshire Primary

The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.

SRM University Andhra Pradesh in southeast India, looms over green fields roamed by herds of goats.

A University Built From Scratch In 5 Months Wants To Be A Global Leader

A new campus in India, SRM Andhra Pradesh, has high-tech labs, classrooms that use Artificial Intelligence and no paved road to the campus.

Emily Ligawiec (right) and Officer John Cacela take weekly pottery classes together in Ware, Mass. Rather than arrest Ligawiec last winter when she took heroin and stole her mom's car, he offered her help.

Police Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This Problem'

Police departments are toning down the law enforcement, and offering drug users recovery help instead. But convincing drug users to accept the help is not easy.

On the facade of the Wittenberg Town Church in Germany, a relief depicting Jews and a large pig is at the heart of controversy and a legal battle.

A German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court Defeat

"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig.

Bob Marley, who still casts a large shadow on the reggae world 39 years after his death, would have turned 75 this week.

For Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy

Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.

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