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Pope Francis in video message: Human trafficking ‘disfigures’ human dignity

February 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver, Colo., Feb 8, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
In a video message released on the ninth World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis said human trafficking “disfigures” hu… […]

Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the body of Christ’

February 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 6

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Vatican City, Feb 8, 2022 / 09:05 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the suffering caused by human trafficking is “an open wound on the body of Christ.”“Human trafficking is violence. The violence suffered b… […]