As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa’s abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting them.
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, cardinal calls for pastoral approach
Women religious gear up for battle against human trafficking with prayer, education
As the nation marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Jan. 11, women religious in the U.S. are combating modern slavery with prayer and education.
What the papacy of John Paul I, ‘The September Pope,’ could have looked like
Pope John Paul I is remembered largely for his famous smile, and what he might have done as pope is unknown; however, there are hints suggesting what his life might have been like.
Pope’s November prayer intention: ‘For children who suffer’
Pope Francis noted that there are millions of boys and girls around the world living “in conditions very similar to slavery.”
Chaos in shelters for Ukrainian refugees increases risk of trafficking
Traffickers prey on refugees that are desperate to leave and go to a safer place over border.
Ecumenical patriarch pledges solidarity with Ukrainians during Warsaw visit
On a state visit to Poland March 27-28, 2022, the patriarch pledged solidarity with Ukrainians and praised the “generosity, mercy and hospitality” of Poles for taking in 2.3 million war refugees from in one month.
Meta, Twitter, Netflix on ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for enabling exploitation
Netflix and Twitter are repeats from 2021, as are Reddit and OnlyFans. Others making the list, released March 8, are Etsy, Kik, Verisign and Kanakuk Kamps.
New CEO aims to step up fight against sexual exploitation
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has quintupled in size to 35, in the past 10 years as the organization’s executive director, has been named its CEO.