Pope Francis: trafficking a crime against humanity. Pope Francis received a group of non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See on Thursday in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.…More
Pope Francis: trafficking a crime against humanity.
Pope Francis received a group of non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See on Thursday in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The diplomats represent Algeria, Iceland, Denmark, Lesotho, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Burundi, Malta, Sweden, Pakistan, Zambia, Norway, Kuwait, Burkina Faso, Uganda and Jordan. The Holy Father focused his remarks to his guests on the scourge of human trafficking, denouncing the practice as a "real form of slavery" and calling for renewed and concerted efforts to end the inhuman trade. The Pope went on to say, "Trafficking in human persons is a crime against humanity." He added, "We must join forces to free the victims and to stop this ever m ...
Pope Francis received a group of non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See on Thursday in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The diplomats represent Algeria, Iceland, Denmark, Lesotho, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Burundi, Malta, Sweden, Pakistan, Zambia, Norway, Kuwait, Burkina Faso, Uganda and Jordan. The Holy Father focused his remarks to his guests on the scourge of human trafficking, denouncing the practice as a "real form of slavery" and calling for renewed and concerted efforts to end the inhuman trade. The Pope went on to say, "Trafficking in human persons is a crime against humanity." He added, "We must join forces to free the victims and to stop this ever m ...