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February 8, 2020

Fr. Raymond de Souza: A remarkable journey from slave to saint

A tapestry portrait of St. Josephine Bakhita, an African slave who died in 1947 and was canonized in 2000.

We celebrate this week — Feb. 8 — the feast day of one of the most remarkable saints of recent times, the slave girl who became a beloved religious mother. St. Josephine Bakhita was born 150 years ago (the date is uncertain, perhaps 1869 or 1870) but is a saint for today’s world of Islamist persecution and human trafficking.

Published in Fr. Raymond de Souza
February 8, 2018

St. Josephine Bakhita puts fresh face on parish diversity

St. Josephine Bakhita Church in Mississauga is heading toward a May opening. The parish, named after the African-born saint, has been operating from a local high school for 10 years.
From slavery to sainthood, the story of St. Josephine Bakhita is one of resilience and faith.
Published in Canada
February 3, 2015

Religious say helping victims will entail stopping traffickers, demand

A person holds a candle during a prayer service in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 23, 2014.

VATICAN CITY - Bringing the light of hope to ending human trafficking means confronting the brutal "darkness" of evil that is driving those who exploit others, said a number of women religious helping victims.

Published in Vatican
December 11, 2014

As nuns face off against traffickers, priests asked to join the fight

A girl walks among a blue chairs installation for Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Cali, Colombia, July 30. The chair represent more than 20 million men, women and children who are victims of human trafficking worldwide.

VATICAN CITY - Leaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in Calcutta, India, at night, snatching young women and girls as young as 12 from the clutches of their captors.

Published in International