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In its 2021 Report, the international Talitha Kum network documents an increase in human trafficking victims, but evidences the religious sisters' network's always greater and more global effort to concretely fight, prevent and bring awareness to the scourge.

The fight against human trafficking needs to include promoting the ethical and responsible use of technology and social media, Pope Francis said.

Poverty and inequality, which are major factors in child labor exploitation, must be addressed, Pope Francis said in a written message.

Pope Francis receives participants in the "International Trinitarian Solidarity“ conference in audience in the Vatican, and points to the dramatic actuality of their charism that promotes action against religious persecution and solidarity with victims of slavery, oppression, exclusion, and persecution.

The Vatican Permanent Observer to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reaffirms the urgent need for more effective protection systems for victims of human trafficking, amid growing concerns for women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Refugee advocacy groups are warning that the United Kingdom’s resettlement program for Ukrainian refugees is susceptible for abuse by human traffickers.

Cardinal Mario Grech, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, sounds the alarm about the risk Ukrainian women and children refugees face at the hands of human traffickers.

As the conflict continues in Ukraine, humanitarian agencies are warning of the increased risk of human trafficking for people fleeing the country.

Caritas Internationalis calls on all people of goodwill to support the fight against human trafficking and urges governments to strengthen protective and supportive services for the victims.

Pope Francis has released a video message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, marked in the Catholic Church on the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, 8 Feb.

Authorities in Brazil found 1,937 people working as slaves in 2021, the largest number since 2013, when 2,808 workers were rescued from slavery.

A Symposium held at the UISG Headquarters in Rome Thursday focuses on teaching and empowering the next generation about human trafficking.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on "overlapping inequalities" in society around the globe, said Good Shepherd Sister Winifred Doherty.

Organizers of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking are hosting a cross-continental "prayer marathon" Feb. 8 to pray for an economy free of exploited, trafficked persons. ​​​​​​​

Mexican officials found 19 charred bodies in two burned-out vehicles Jan. 23 in municipality of Camargo, an area rife with organized crime activity, which sits opposite the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It's considered a popular spot for smugglers working with organized criminal groups to move migrants across the border.

As the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 marked its 20th year Oct. 28, the Catholic congressman who wrote it -- and four other anti-trafficking laws in the intervening years -- celebrated the historic legislation that holds every nation on the globe "to account on human trafficking matters."

Pope Francis encouraged people to put themselves in the shoes of victims of human trafficking.

Cardinal Michael Czerny shares how the Church’s first responders to the victims of human trafficking have developed their ministry over the years, in an interview with Vatican News.