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We celebrate this week — Feb. 8 — the feast day of one of the most remarkable saints of recent times, the slave girl who became a beloved religious mother. St. Josephine Bakhita was born 150 years ago (the date is uncertain, perhaps 1869 or 1870) but is a saint for todayöÏÓãÊÓƵapp world of Islamist persecution and human trafficking.

]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:58:37 -0500 St. Josephine Bakhita puts fresh face on parish diversity /item/26788-st-josephine-bakhita-puts-fresh-face-on-parish-diversity /item/26788-st-josephine-bakhita-puts-fresh-face-on-parish-diversity From slavery to sainthood, the story of St. Josephine Bakhita is one of resilience and faith.
]]> mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:57:43 -0500 Religious say helping victims will entail stopping traffickers, demand /faith/item/19648-religious-say-helping-victims-will-entail-stopping-traffickers-demand /faith/item/19648-religious-say-helping-victims-will-entail-stopping-traffickers-demand

VATICAN CITY - Bringing the light of hope to ending human trafficking means confronting the brutal "darkness" of evil that is driving those who exploit others, said a number of women religious helping victims.

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VATICAN CITY - Leaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in Calcutta, India, at night, snatching young women and girls as young as 12 from the clutches of their captors.

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