Human trafficking is a “crime against humanity” because it denies the human dignity of the victim, seeing him or her only as a piece of merchandise to be used to enrich or give pleasure to another, Pope Francis said.
Human trafficking is ‘crime against humanity,’ pope says
Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase — presumably the product of his criticisms of the Central American nation’s president.
Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors met in Rome April 4-7 for its 10th plenary assembly, which was opened by its president, Cardinal O’Malley, archbishop of Boston.
Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering, war
God does not play favorites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan’s Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.
Learning to be astonished: Lessons from poet Mary Oliver
A keen observer of the natural world, poet Mary Oliver was a herald for our time, combining a love for nature with a quest for transcendence.
Pope asks anti-trafficking nun to write Way of Cross meditations
Pope Francis has asked an Italian nun, who has been on the frontlines in the fight against human trafficking, to write this year’s Way of the Cross meditations.
Pope urges media to fight fake news with objective, accurate reporting
Pope Francis told a group of journalists to deliver facts and objective reporting, not fake news and rumors.
People should not fear difference, but division, pope says at audience
In his audience talk April 3, the pope clarified that God did not create religious diversity, but rather allows it to happen, as he created human beings who possess free will.