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Pope calls Human Trafficking a "real form of slavery," words resonate regarding Seymour Avenue

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December 12, 2013

May 6, 2013 rescue from captivity of Amanda Berry, Georgina "Gina" DeJesus and Michelle Knight from the home of the late Ariel Castro remain fresh in the minds of Clevelanders

2013-12-12 (Vatican Radio) - Pope Francis received a group of non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See on Thursday in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

The diplomats represent Algeria, Iceland, Denmark, Lesotho, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Burundi, Malta, Sweden, Pakistan, Zambia, Norway, Kuwait, Burkina Faso, Uganda and Jordan.

The Holy Father focused his remarks to his guests on the scourge of human trafficking, denouncing the practice as a ?real form of slavery? and calling for renewed and concerted efforts to end the inhuman trade. Pope Francis said that the trafficking of persons is an evil that involves every country

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