St. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 in Darfur, Sudan. As a child, she was kidnapped while working in the fields with her family and sold into slavery. When her kidnappers asked for her name, she ...

The pontiff released a message today on the occasion of International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, which the Church will celebrate tomorrow, feast day of Saint Josephine Bakh ...

Josephine Bakhita, a woman kidnapped from her home country ... devoted to helping victims of trafficking. Speaking at his Santa Marta residence, the pope said all forms of human trafficking ...

St Josephine Bakhita’s life reminds us that slavery is not inevitable, we must confront the uncomfortable truths ...

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And he began to teach them many things. Reflection on the Sculpture Let the Oppressed Go Free is a powerful sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, depicting Saint Josephine Bakhita opening up ...

Father Mitchell Doyen, pastor at St. Josephine Bakhita parish in north St. Louis City, testified during a Missouri House committee hearing Feb. 3 that the “bills which you contemplate today are ...

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When she was canonized by Pope St. John Paul in 2000, Josephine Bakhita immediately became the patron saint of survivors of human trafficking. Even a cursory read of her story more than explains why.