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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICANCITY (CNS) -- An unrelenting, coordinated commitment is needed to prevent peoplefrom falling prey to traffickers and to help victims caught in their snares,Pope Francis told representatives of law enforcement agencies and churchleaders.Thegrowing number of people being trafficked and exploited are "the mostvulnerable" people in society; they are stripped of their dignity,physical and mental integrity and sometimes even their life, the pope said Oct.27 during an audience with the Santa Marta Group.Thankingand encouraging the group members for their fight against this "socialevil," Pope Francis reiterated that "what is needed is a coordinated,effective and constant commitment, both to eliminate the causes of this complexphenomenon and to reach, assist and accompany the people who fall into thesnares of trafficking."TheSanta Marta Group is an international coalition of senior law enforcementchiefs and members of the Catholic Church -- includi...
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met in the Vatican on Thursday with participants at an international conference on combatting human trafficking. The Santa Marta Group, which organised the two day conference, was established in 2014 to pledge closer cooperation on anti-trafficking initiatives between the Catholic Church and law enforcement agencies worldwide.At a concluding press conference Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, one of the founding members of the group, and two survivors of human trafficking spoke of the progress that has been made over the past couple of years.Listen to Philippa Hitchen's report: In his words to the group of bishops and religious, police and security officials, Pope Francis described trafficking as "one of the major challenges of our time" and he praised participants for the important contribution they’re making to end this scourge of modern slavery. The number of victims, he noted, keeps growing year by year and it&r...
