Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Friday, August 12, 2016, made a surprise visit to ex-prostitutes in Rome. The Pope visited a safe house in the Italian capital where a Catholic charity is protecting women freed from forced prostitution. There, the pope met 20 ex-prostitutes from Romania, Albania, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ukraine and Italy, encouraging them to be strong as they start new lives, a Vatican official told Reuters. Seven of the women are from Nigeria. A statement from the Vatican said the pope made the visit to the Pope John XXIII Community, started by an Italian priest to help free women from their pimps in order to “appeal to consciences to fight human trafficking.” Under his papacy, the Vatican has hosted series of conferences bringing together international Police organisations, legislators and religious groups to find ways to work together to fight human trafficking and modern slavery. Click on any image to enlarge
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Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Friday, August 12, 2016, made a surprise visit to ex-prostitutes in Rome.
The Pope visited a safe house in the Italian capital where a Catholic charity is protecting women freed from forced prostitution.
There, the pope met 20 ex-prostitutes from Romania, Albania, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ukraine and Italy, encouraging them to be strong as they start new lives, a Vatican official told Reuters.
Seven of the women are from Nigeria.
A statement from the Vatican said the pope made the visit to the Pope John XXIII Community, started by an Italian priest to help free women from their pimps in order to “appeal to consciences to fight human trafficking.”
Under his papacy, the Vatican has hosted series of conferences bringing together international Police organisations, legislators and religious groups to find ways to work together to fight human trafficking and modern slavery.
Click on any image to enlarge
The post Pope Francis Pays Surprise Visist To 7 Former Nigerian Prostitutes (PHOTOS) appeared first from online sources and was reposted by the community on The Trent.