Jan 28, 2022 | FAN, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Issues
The USCCB, Catholic Health Association and the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking are hosting a joint webinar on February 2nd at 3pm ET (12pm PT) on the Pandemic Impacts on Preventing and Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking in Catholic Ministries. This...
Jun 16, 2021 | Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Issues
Each year, the Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking (CCOAHT), of which Franciscan Action Network is a member, launches a campaign to raise awareness of forced labor in the fishing industry. This year, due to the global pandemic, a new...
Jan 27, 2020 | Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is an exploitation of vulnerability and migrants are among the most vulnerable populations. St. Josephine Bakhita (pictured), who was born in 1869 in South Sudan, was kidnapped and sold into slavery at the age of 7 and spent much of her life in...
