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VATICAN CITY – Marking the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a former slave, Pope Francis urged Christians to help victims of human trafficking and migrants, especially the Rohingya people being chased from Myanmar.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Faith Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:00:00 -0500