杏MAP导航

Meditations for the 鈥淲ay of the Cross鈥� this year will be dedicated to the suffering of victims of human trafficking. 杏MAP导航 Francis has entrusted the preparation of the texts for the 鈥淰ia Crucis鈥� on Good Friday, to Sr Eugenia Bonetti, a Consolata missionary and President of the Association "Slaves no more". The announcement was made by the "ad interim" Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Alessandro Gisotti, on Friday.

Slaves no more

The Association 鈥淪laves no more鈥� was founded in December 2012, by a group of religious and lay people involved in the fight against human trafficking and in protecting victims of the same. The Association鈥檚 President, Sr Eugenia Bonetti, has been dealing with this phenomenon, that involves thousands of girls, many of them migrants, for over twenty years.

Networking

In a recent interview with Vatican Radio, Sr Bonetti explained the importance of 鈥減reventing and combatting violence against women鈥�, along with the phenomenon of trafficking, 鈥渂y networking with other groups, organizations and associations, both in Italy and abroad鈥�. Trafficking in human beings is a phenomenon that 鈥渁ffects several countries of origin, transit and destination, with which we would like to intensify contacts and collaboration鈥�, she said.