Trafficking

Join Catholic sisters in praying and working to end human trafficking

Jan 11, 2022

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day offers the chance to highlight Catholic sisters' far-reaching commitment to ending the scourge of modern-day slavery.

A delegation of sisters and workshop facilitators stands with George Simbachawene, minister of home affairs of Tanzania. (Courtesy of Sr. Eucharia Madueke)

Workshop empowers us to raise our voices for the voiceless

by Rose Barnabas Kisanga

Dec 7, 2021

I traveled 12 hours to attend a workshop organized by Africa Faith and Justice Network, and the Tanzanian Catholic Association of Sisters. The workshop inspired me to raise my voice against trafficking and abuse of the vulnerable.

Sr. Dorothy Chinyere Okoli at the Missionary Sisters of St John Paul II of Mary in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Anambra, Nigeria, in October. (GSR photo/Valentine Iwenwanne)

Q & A with Sr. Dorothy Okoli, transforming lives of women trapped in prostitution

by Valentine Iwenwanne

Nov 16, 2021

Sr. Dorothy Okoli of the Missionary Sisters of St. John Paul II of Mary — a new women religious institute she established in Nigeria — visits hotels to rehabilitate and counsel young women trapped in prostitution.

Loreto Sr. Imelda Poole speaks Oct. 14 at a panel discussion about empowering young people to help fight modern slavery. (Courtesy of U.S. Embassy to the Holy See)

Catholic sisters hope to harness energy, tech savvy of young people to target human trafficking

by Christopher White

Oct 14, 2021

"An economy without human trafficking is an economy of care," Comboni Missionary Sr. Gabriella Bottani said at a discussion aimed at including young people in the fight against modern day slavery. Bottani described the effort as a call to care for "people and nature" in line with Pope Francis' call to care for creation.

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Join Catholic sisters in praying and working to end human trafficking

Workshop empowers us to raise our voices for the voiceless

Q & A with Sr. Dorothy Okoli, transforming lives of women trapped in prostitution

Catholic sisters hope to harness energy, tech savvy of young people to target human trafficking

Warning girls about the tactics of human traffickers

Talitha Kum: Fighting trafficking requires interventions of care

Walking with women on their way to freedom

Making the fight against trafficking a priority for 25 years

Act locally to help break the chains of human trafficking

Sisters fight Nigeria trafficking with networking, advocacy and collaboration

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

Virtual anti-trafficking conference includes testimonies, calls to action

Organizers fight trafficking amid Kentucky Derby

Combatting human trafficking in Albania and across European borders

Events to join, ways to commemorate anti-trafficking day Feb. 8

A Nun's Life Ministry celebrates 15 years with a new series of issue-based podcasts

Q & A with Sr. Terry Gauvin, Lumen Christi finalist for anti-trafficking work

Anti-trafficking advocates warn that pandemic is increasing human trafficking

Symposium examines how COVID-19 has exacerbated human trafficking

Sisters Program South welcomes women on the streets of Milwaukee

Lied to and abused, trafficked persons from Zimbabwe find some healing

Catholic sisters lead the way in the anti-trafficking movement

Online sexual exploitation of children increased during pandemic

In Edo State, advocates aim to engage the people in anti-trafficking fight

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