Online Pilgrimage of Prayer- Vigil Date: 7 February, 2025. Theme: Ambassadors of Hope: Together Against Human Trafficking. 8 February  is observed as the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese woman who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. After years of suffering, she found freedom in Italy, became a nun, and dedicated […]

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🛑 Human Trafficking: Hidden in Plain Sight 🛑 Together, we can make a difference! 🌍 #HiddenInPlainSight Human trafficking is a grave violation of human rights that affects millions of people globally — and Europe is no exception. It’s an insidious crime that often hides in plain sight, exploiting vulnerable individuals for forced labour, sexual exploitation, […]

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Eighty delegates attended a human trafficking awareness-raising conference at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland for the full day 21 November 2024. The Conference was jointly organised by the University’s Theology Department and the Santa Marta Group. The conference addressed areas of concern around human trafficking and modern slavery and enabled discussion among […]

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This Sunday, 1 December, to coincide with the first day of Advent, Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe, and the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference delegate for Jubilee Year 2025, will launch the digital 2024 Advent calendar with the theme of Hope on www.catholicbishops.ie Advent also marks the beginning of the new calendar year for Christians.  The digital […]

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