“Today we observe two World Days declared by the UN: International Friendship Day and the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons,” Pope Francis said on July 30.
“The first promotes friendship between peoples and cultures; the second combats the crime that turns people into commodities,” he continued. “Trafficking is a terrible reality, affecting too many people: children, women, workers, so many exploited people; all living in inhuman conditions and suffering indifference and rejection by society. There is so much trafficking in the world today. God bless those who work to fight against trafficking.”