by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 8, 2016 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, I Am the Change
Today is an important date in the Catholic calendar. Pope Francis has proclaimed Feb. 8 the “International Day of Prayer and Awareness on Human Trafficking.”The date commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese woman who was kidnapped into slavery in the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 24, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
Pope Francis drew thunderous bipartisan applause this morning as he spoke to a deeply divided Congress about the need for unity to promote “the transcendent dignity of the human being.”“Cooperation is a powerful resource in the battle to eliminate new global forms of...
by Maurice Middleberg | Nov 13, 2014 | Faith in Action, Take Action, Thought Leadership
Editor’s Note: We thought you’d like to read a remarkable presentation by our Executive Director, Maurice Middleberg. Our thanks to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Boca Raton, Florida for inviting Free the Slaves to spread the word about slavery today....
by Free the Slaves | Apr 17, 2014 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News, Take Action, Uncategorized
If the battle against slavery hasn’t reached your faith community yet, it may be coming soon. A major global faith initiative to end modern-day slavery is taking root. Leading religious representatives and the Walk Free Foundation signed a groundbreaking...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 7, 2014 | Brazil, Slavery in the News, Take Action
Not many people would consider the pope to be a fighter, but if it is against human trafficking, then you can count Pope Francis in. The National Catholic Bishops Conference of Brazil this week launched their 51st annual Brotherhood Campaign. This year, the 2014...
