Human Trafficking Survivor Details Her Struggles & Modern Day Slavery | EWTN News Nightly

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Today is the feast day of Saint Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. Born in the late 19th century in Sudan, Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped and sold into slavery at the age of 7 and trafficked to Italy. In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized St. Bakhita, saying she "came to understand the profound truth that God, and not man, is the true master of every human being, of every human life." The feast day is utilized by the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development as a time of remembrance for victims and survivors of labor and sex trafficking. Executive Director of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center in Vermont and author of "Breaking Chains: Against All Odds," a book which chronicles her life including her 27 year struggle as a sex trafficking victim, Jean Marie Davis, joins to tell us about her book and why she thought it was so important to publish her story. She discusses what some of the biggest misconceptions are about modern sex trafficking and slavery and how we can educate people on the topic. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf