Human trafficking and modern-day slavery have long been at the top of Pope Francis’s agenda, as shown at a meeting on Thursday with the Santa Marta Group, a coalition of police forces and the ...

There are many organizations set up to rescue victims of human trafficking, but one such leader says she spotted a gap in ...

Church leaders and advocacy groups have asked the ongoing ASEAN summit in Indonesia to put in place concrete steps to combat human trafficking. “What is more important is real action and the steps ...

Carla Marquez, 36, who is six months pregnant, burns wood on the street to cook a meal for her husband, Carlos Henrique Mendes, 25, and their daughter, Gabriela, 5, outside their home in São ...

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.

Faith-based groups play a critical role in the global fight against human trafficking—one which merits a closer partnership with the U.S., one Catholic leader told members of Congress Wednesday.

The Life: July 30 is the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity.

Although they have not yet reached full unity, Roman Catholics and Anglicans continue their dialogue, come together in prayer and work side by side, including on a new project to combat human ...

Human trafficking is a “shadow industry” and an example of slavery’s persistence, Archbishop of Portland, Oregon John Vlazny has said. Discussing how Catholics can help combat the crime, he ...

SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) -- Outnumbered and outmanned. Victims' rights groups nationwide say human trafficking is the second largest crime. Gigi Barnett explains why one of those groups is turning to ...

According to the 2010 “Trafficking in Persons Report,” human trafficking is a $32 billion trade that snares 1.8 victims per 1,000 inhabitants (that number increases to three per 1,000 in Asia ...