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Catholic filmmaker George Elliot aims to bring horrific reality of sex trafficking to screen

PORTLAND, Ore.  -- George Elliot knows the power of a story to touch souls. He has spent years as an actor, director and playwright....

Trafficking statistics do not reveal real extent of modern slavery

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has called human trafficking “a crime against humanity.” Whether it be child labor, illegal adoptions, forced marriage, illegally obtained organs,...

CRS student ambassadors stress need for human dignity to Congress

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Denise Ssettimba just began her brief presentation to an aide to Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, on the need to maintain U.S....

Mexican priest proposed as possible human rights chief

MEXICO CITY — The front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election said, if he wins July 1, he would appoint an activist priest as his human...
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Pope Francis on God’s call to holiness – defend all human life

Rejoice and be glad, Jesus is calling you to be holy! Ah, but you might say “Holiness is for saintly people like the pope. But...

People ‘breaking free’ of sex trafficking are target of support group

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For Terry Forliti, a series of traumatic events as a teenager -- being raped by her boss, her friend dying...

March supporters lauded for ‘value of every human life’

WASHINGTON -- In a message of support for the March for Life in Washington, a Vatican official praised "the tens of thousands" of participants...

Bishops meet in Panama City for ‘Easter with our Migrant Brothers and Sisters’ conference

VATICAN CITY-- The Catholic Church needs people and pastors capable of walking alongside refugees to respond to the reality of forced migration across the...

Teresa Pitt Green to receive honorary doctoral degree from Catholic U for work promoting...

The Catholic University of America in Washington announced March 20 that Teresa Pitt Green, a writer and speaker who promotes healing for survivors of...

Prayer to St. Josephine Bakhita patron saint of those enslaved and trafficked

January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, leading up to the Feb. 8 feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. St. Josephine Bakhita was...

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