Human trafficking

Religious sisters' organization in Ireland has fought human trafficking for 20 years

Sarah Mac Donald · February 5, 2026

Act to Prevent Trafficking Ireland marks two decades of fighting modern slavery, raising awareness about human trafficking through education, survivor support, and international collaboration with religious sisters across Europe.

Pope Leo expected to address human trafficking

Quinton Amundson · February 2, 2026

Sr. Isabelle Couillard, a Sister of Charity (Grey Nun) of Montreal, awaits Feb. 8, the 12th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, with great interest.

Rising awareness sees uptick in calls to trafficking hotline

Quinton Amundson · December 7, 2025

Calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline have nearly doubled from 2,600 in 2020 to 5,100 in 2024, according to new research released by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking (CCEHT).

Reality of Lasting Peace. Loving the Poor like Francis. Blue Jays' Spiritual Battle in Seattle.

Catholic Register Staff · October 17, 2025

Explore the newest peace deal in the Middle East, the Pope's first exhortation Dilexi Te, and the Blue Jays' spiritual battle.

Proposed trafficking strategy puts victims first

Quinton Amundson · October 14, 2025

Non-profits raising awareness about human trafficking have pressed Canadian politicians for over a year to implement a renewed national strategy as the previous countrywide plan expired at the end of 2024.

Pleas for Vatican aid as Russian adoption database shows Ukraine's children

Gina Christian · August 12, 2025

Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican's assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to Russian foster and adoption families.

Volkswagen Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking exposed by Catholic priest

Eduardo Campos Lima · July 31, 2025

A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil exposed by a Catholic priest may be nearing a historic verdict.

Campaign debunks trafficking misconceptions

Public awareness push launched

Quinton Amundson · February 28, 2025

The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking (CCEHT) is upping the ante in urging people to shed the false perceptions they may have about this criminal scourge.

Human trafficking on the rise: UN report

Post-COVID has seen a 25-per-cent increase in people being trafficked worldwide

Quinton Amundson · January 2, 2025

The UNODC 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons shows the number of victims identified in 2022 and beyond is 25-per-cent higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Human trafficking statistics conceal crime’s true horror

Quinton Amundson · November 9, 2024

The number of human trafficking cases reported to law enforcement in 2023 declined to 570 from 597 the year before, and the incidence rate per 100,000 people slid down from 1.5 to 1.4.