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.
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