by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are confronting a grimmer part of their history… the period when slaves worked for them. As they mark their bicentennial the sisters will dedicate a monument to the order’s 19th-century slaves Friday morning next to the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“Though the market is now mostly underground, people are still bought and sold all over the world. But in some places, it’s more of a problem, reports the website FastCoexist. We all know Vincent’s deep concern about the conditions of slaves. Slavery may...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Nuns shine spotlight on sex trafficking during Super Bowl: Prevention efforts focus on 220 Indy hotels Incidents of human trafficking tend to spike with major sporting events such as the Super Bowl to meet the high demand for commercial sex. Eleven orders of Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Romereports.com writes ” About one million people, mostly women and girls are kidnapped each year to be later exploited as slaves. Religious from different congregations and nationalities have created the Talitha Kum network to fight against this. It’s...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 25, 2011 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity-Halifax stand together in a time when we hear the silent cries of victims of human trafficking, especially those women and children taken for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. They are committed to alleviating the suffering...
