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

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

Young people join the world’s religious sisters and their fight against...

ROME -- The world's religious sisters have paved the way in their pioneering fight against human trafficking, said a survivor and activist. Now today's young...

Our desire for cheap goods plays a major roll in human...

We all want stuff. And we want it cheap -- particularly as inflation continues to drive even basic kitchen table needs. The allure of...

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons aims to raise awareness for...

LONDON -- Human trafficking doesn't happen only in far away places where human rights are neglected. It happens around the corner. It's modern-day slavery, say...

Story of St. Josephine Bakhita continues to shine light on evil...

By Greg Burke Human cruelty, at times, seems to know no boundaries. We see examples of depravity and wanton violence every day, whether it’s the...

Nuns who work with trafficking victims find high stakes, dark realities

ROME — Sister Mercy Muthoni would often suffer sleepless nights when she heard from the Cameroonian girls she helped escape human trafficking in Kuwait. They’d...

Response to migration is sign of character, pope says in Thailand

BANGKOK — Calling migration “one of the principal moral issues” facing humanity today, Pope Francis thanked the government and people of Thailand for the...

Nuns’ global anti-trafficking network must have more support, pope says

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on more religious orders of men and women, as well as foundations and benefactors, to get involved and...

Crucified women: New book aims to end scourge of forced prostitution

VATICAN CITY — August is a long-awaited month for countless Romans who escape the sweltering heat and seek some good old-fashioned rest and relaxation...

U.S. State Department honors Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani as anti-trafficking ‘hero’

WASHINGTON -- Honored as one of the U.S. State Department's "heroes" in combatting human trafficking, Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani urged action to fight the...

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