The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man – the victim of rare skin and bone diseases – ...

“The Elephant Man,” while Lynch’s most restrained, traditional work, still bears his stamp. The movie begins with Treves ...

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

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

the condition associated with the “Elephant Man,” Joseph Carey Merrick. “We have always been marginalized, but Pope Francis always helped us,” said Coqui Vargas, a transgender woman whose ...