Sunday February 8, 2015 marked the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. Held on the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Catholic sister who escaped slavery in 1889, the day promoted awareness of trafficking and offered “compounded prayer” to survivors of trafficking. Find out more about this first ever day of prayer, and some of the Catholic Church’s work against trafficking in the U.S. and globally.
Read more at: Catholics called to do everything in their power to end trafficking
For resources to raise awareness of human trafficking, please visit the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking website.
