Cardinal Nichols and Pope Francis have both spoken out against the evil of modern slavery during a conference in Rome yesterday.
An unrelenting, coordinated commitment is needed to prevent people from falling prey to traffickers and to help victims caught in their snares, Pope Francis told representatives during the audience with the Santa Marta Group.
The growing number of people being trafficked and exploited are "the most vulnerable" people in society; they are stripped of their dignity, physical and mental integrity and sometimes even their life, the Pope said.
