The recent art project at The Church of St. Francis Xavier in Lower Manhattan, painted by Patricia Brintle of Queens, has received a national award from an organization that promotes stewardship of “sacred spaces.”
St. Josephine Bakhita
Only in Print: St. Josephine Bakhita Imbues Hope for Human Trafficking Survivors
Josephine Bakhita chose to love. She eventually reached Italy, where she won her freedom, embraced Catholicism, and became a nun. In 2000, she became Saint Josephine Bakhita.
Men Must Join Fight Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis Says
Male-female relationships based on “discrimination and submission” lead to the exploitation and humiliation of thousands of women and girls each year, Pope Francis said.
