Human trafficking Archives

Fighting trafficking requires interventions of care, sisters say

Jul 22, 2021

Talitha Kum, the global network of women religious who advocate for and help victims of human trafficking, have launched a campaign to rally forces “to create long-term, sustainable change to dismantle the systems that enable oppression and exploitation.”

By Catholic News Service

Frontline sisters say job is to empower the vulnerable, not to speak for them

Jul 16, 2021

Sisters working on the frontlines in various fields said their role as advocates is not about speaking for the people they assist, but empowering those individuals to find their own voice.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pandemic blamed for creating conditions for increased human trafficking

Apr 18, 2021

The pandemic-related economic downturn, business closures, increase in global unemployment and reduced incomes have contributed to greater human trafficking of children, women, domestic workers and migrants without legal status.

By Tom Tracy

Border priest says migrant children need protection, assistance

Apr 14, 2021

When the priest of the lone Catholic parish in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Donna, Texas, considers the present situation at the border, his first concern is for the unaccompanied minors trying to gain entry to the United States.

By John Lavenburg

COVID-19 pandemic makes human trafficking worse, panel says

Mar 10, 2021

Speakers at the 2021 Shine the Light Human Trafficking Conference agreed that the root causes of human trafficking have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and left especially women and children at a higher risk.

By John Lavenburg

Pope calls for a ‘courageous economy’ without human trafficking

Feb 9, 2021

Pope Francis on Monday joined survivors of human trafficking, religious sisters and cardinals in a day of prayer against modern day slavery, calling for a “courageous economy” with market rules that promote justice and bans human trafficking.

By Inés San Martín

Online ‘prayer marathon’ planned for day of prayer against trafficking

Feb 5, 2021

Organizers of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking are hosting a cross-continental “prayer marathon” Feb. 8 to pray for an economy free of exploited, trafficked persons.

By Carol Glatz