A Catholic Response to Modern Day Slavery

Campus of The Catholic University of America is abuzz with the just announced details of the Papal visit. While the focus of his trip is the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Pope Francis will be involved in some very important matters here. To follow the details of his trip, click here.

While it is wonderful to host the Holy Father, it is even more important to heed his calls to work for justice. One way this is happening next week on campus is an important multi-disciplinary conference on Human Trafficking, aptly titled, Answering Pope Francis's Call: An American Catholic Response to Modern Day Slavery. Hosted by University's National Catholic School of Social Service, the USCCB, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, and Catholic Charities, USA, this critical conference seeks to educate dioceses throughout the nation on identifying and responding to modern day slavery in their communities. As I have blogged about previously, many components of the Church, particularly women religious, have been working on this issue for decades. But many other diocese are unaware of the problem within their midst. This conference will bring together national leaders on the topic, both within and outside the Church, to help the Church continue its important work in this area. Tune in next week for blogging from the conference.