On St. Bakhita Day: Global Prayer Marathon to Mark World Day of Prayer against Trafficking

“The storm clouds are brewing on this and we can see it coming,” he said.

Organizers are encouraging Catholics to pray for an “economy without human trafficking” and to support the day on social media using the official hashtag #PrayAgainstTrafficking.

The prayer event is organized by the international committee that promotes the world day of prayer. The committee is coordinated by Talitha Kum, the network of consecrated life against human trafficking of the International Union of Superiors General, with the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Service to Integral Human Development, Caritas Internationalis, the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations, the Focolare Movement, and grassroots groups.

Gabriella Bottani, the coordinator of Talitha Kum, said: “With ‘The Economy of Francesco,’ the Holy Father has asked the Church to stop and reflect on the dominant economic model and to find alternative paths.” 

“We found ourselves perfectly in tune since the trafficking of people is an integral part of an economy of exclusion, where the rules of the market are destroying the fundamental values of human coexistence, based on respect for dignity but also on the protection of the environment.”

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“The dominant economic model is one of the main structural causes of human trafficking in our globalized world. Through this day, let us trace together a path of reflection for an economy that promotes life and dignified work for all.”