Human Trafficking

man holding sign with the words "Slavery Still Exists"

Let My Children Go

Patricia Breen McNeil February 15, 2025

When Moses went before the Pharaoh, he proclaimed the words God had spoken to him, “Let my people go!” The heartbeat of God was for the freedom and protection of his children.

A man walks past a banner reading "Stop Human Trafficking!" in 2018 in Valletta, Malta. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to combat human trafficking in Argentina

OSV News September 10, 2024

More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.

Young people join religious sisters in global fight against trafficking

OSV News February 8, 2024

The world's religious sisters have paved the way in their pioneering fight against human trafficking, said a survivor and activist.

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, is seen Feb. 26, 2019, at the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Bishop Seitz is currently the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration. (OSV News photo/David Agren)

Bishop Seitz: End human trafficking by tackling root causes collectively

OSV News February 2, 2024

Ending human trafficking requires collective action in addressing the conditions that cause it, said a U.S. bishop.

Dear Reader: Love and Light

Christopher Heffron January 25, 2024

This magazine is our humble attempt to bring love and light into an often dark world.

young girl with a barcode on her forehead

Hope in the Fight against Human Trafficking

Mark Pattison January 25, 2024

Millions of people worldwide experience human trafficking. Members of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, an organization founded by Catholic sisters, discuss their ongoing work and advocacy for survivors.