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VATICAN CITY: All Christians are invited to participate in an online Prayer Marathon on Monday, 8 February, marking the 7th International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.  The marathon has been organized by the International Committee of the World Day, coordinated by Talitha Kum, the network of consecrated life against trafficking in persons of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). Other partners include the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Service to Integral Human Development, Caritas Internationalis, the World Union of Catholic Women...

Once again praying from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, despite rain and the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis on Sunday ticked off many of his core social concerns: Peace, life, migration, and the fight against modern-day slavery, all in a matter of minutes.

“The rich nations of the Global North that poured money into the production of the vaccines are now waiting for a return on their investment,” said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (president of Caritas Internationalis) and Cardinal Peter Turkson (Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development) “This has led to a kind of focus on the North, shown in nationalism and protectionism.

CNA Staff (CNA) - The prayer spanned time zones from Oceania to the Americas on Feb. 8, the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, and the liturgical memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947), patron saint of human trafficking survivors. The seven-hour global prayer marathon was broadcast via live-stream with translations in five languages, including English. The broadcast included a message from Pope Francis, who instituted the annual day of prayer in 2015. At a U.S. Embassy to the Holy See event in October, experts reported that online exploitation of victi...

Reuters Reuters 6 February, 2021, 1:06 pm FILE PHOTO: A nun passes by tourists taking pictures on St. Peter's Square as Pope Francis gives his weekly general audience virtually from a library inside the Vatican due to measures to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The charity arm of the Vatican and Roman Catholic Church urged the United Nations on Friday to hold a Security Council meeting to designate the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a global security issue. An appeal by two se...