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Human Trafficking

Jean Fedigan, founder of the Sister José Women's Center in Tucson, Ariz., is seen in this undated photo. She is the winner of the 2022-2023 Lumen Christi Award. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Extension)

Lumen Christi Award goes to founder of Tucson center serving women in need

Catholic News Service|Sep 23, 2022|3 Min Read

People are seen near the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 24, 2022. In bipartisan vote July 26, U.S. House overwhelmingly passes new legislation to combat human trafficking. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

House OKs anti-trafficking bill to 'protect the most vulnerable among us'

Catholic News Service|Jul 28, 2022|3 Min Read

Nigerian women, rescued from human traffickers, gather in a shelter on the outskirts of Moscow Feb. 21, 2019. (CNS photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

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International leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking

Catholic News Service|Jul 12, 2022|4 Min Read

A mother and daughter from Kyiv, Ukraine, arrive at Berlin's central station March 7, 2022, following Russia's war on Ukraine. East European Catholic leaders are fighting an increased risk of trafficking of Ukrainian refugees. (CNS photo/Lisi Niesner, Reuters)

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At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat

Anli Serfontein|Mar 23, 2022|4 Min Read

Blessing Obuson, 19, from Nigeria, rescued from human traffickers, poses for a portrait in a shelter on the outskirts of Moscow in this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

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Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the body of Christ’

Courtney Mares|Feb 8, 2022|5 Min Read

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Advocates warn human trafficking is ‘more than a Super Bowl issue’

Tom Hoffarth|Feb 8, 2022|5 Min Read

People hold a statue associated with St. Josephine Bakhita as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 7, 2022. In his remarks, the pope encouraged people not to despair, but to invite Jesus into their lives. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope calls for protecting women, girls from trafficking, genital mutilation

Carol Glatz|Feb 7, 2022|3 Min Read

Blessing Okoedion. (Screen capture via Crux)

Today’s Biden/Pope summit seen through the eyes of a trafficking victim

John L. Allen Jr.|Oct 29, 2021|5 Min Read

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville blesses Johanna Flores after her parents, Geraldo and Maria Flores, presented offertory gifts during a World Day for Migrants and Refugees Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Sept. 26, 2021. Bishop Dorsonville is chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

Catholics asked to 'move from indifference to solidarity' with migrants

Lynnea Mumola|Sep 28, 2021|4 Min Read

St. Thomas University law professor Roza Pati, seen talking with students on the Miami campus March 28, 2021, has been appointed by Pope Francis to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. She had previously been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. (CNS photo/courtesy St. Thomas University Miami)

Pandemic blamed for creating conditions for increased human trafficking

Tom Tracy|Apr 15, 2021|4 Min Read

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Most Illinois voters want parental notification for abortion, but lawmakers seek repeal

Catholic News Agency|Mar 16, 2021|4 Min Read

Pope Francis holds a booklet with an image of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was sold into slavery as a child, during his general audience at the Vatican in this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo. The pope released a video message marking the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, which is celebrated on the Feb. 8 feast of St. Bakhita. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Pope Francis asks people to pray for every victim of human trafficking

Courtney Mares|Feb 8, 2021|3 Min Read

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