Although the country has significantly reduced its leprosy rates (there are currently 500 active cases ... over the past two years to repurpose the colony, citing the declining leprosy infection ...

Landry said: “Then we had the great privilege to take Jesus to those lepers in this colony who are incapable of getting to Mass,” recalling, “The first leper we visited, with great hunger ...

At a leper colony in the Kon Tum area in Vietnam, Landry celebrated Mass, brought Communion to people, and distributed food and sandals, working with St. Joseph’s Mission Charity. In one striking ...