African voices rise against human trafficking as patron’s feast approaches

As the the February 8 feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita approaches, voices across Africa are joining in a worldwide campaign of prayer, reflection, and action against human trafficking.

The annual event honors the legacy of a woman who endured the brutality of enslavement in Sudan to become a Canossian sister and the patron saint of all who suffer in bondage today.

Leading the campaign is PACTPAN- the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network that has set up...