{"id":72994,"date":"2026-01-11T04:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72994"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:25:55","slug":"from-despair-to-serenity-the-italian-nun-saving-women-from-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/from-despair-to-serenity-the-italian-nun-saving-women-from-human-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eVon der Verzweiflung zur Gelassenheit\u201c: Die italienische Nonne, die Frauen vor Menschenhandel rettet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Some women, forced into prostitution by violence, desperation, or false promises, line the streets of Rome and Abruzzo at night \u2014 until they see a nun, dressed in a habit, offering them a way out.\u201cTen years ago, I felt a calling within a calling,\u201d Sister\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Some women, forced into prostitution by violence, desperation, or false promises, line the streets of Rome and Abruzzo at night \u2014 until they see a nun, dressed in a habit, offering them a way out.\u201cTen years ago, I felt a calling within a calling,\u201d Sister\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":74756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58832,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/protests-erupt-in-india-after-nuns-arrested-on-human-trafficking-allegations\/","url_meta":{"origin":72994,"position":0},"title":"Protests erupt in India after nuns arrested on human trafficking allegations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023. \/ Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Jul 30, 2025 \/ 14:09 pm (CNA). Protests are spreading in India over the arrest of two nuns on conversion and human trafficking charges in Chattisgarh state in central India.&nbsp; The ongoing demonstrations that began with the July 25 arrests intensified after the release of the nuns was delayed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Protests erupt in India after nuns arrested on human trafficking allegations","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Protests-erupt-in-India-after-nuns-arrested-on-human-trafficking-allegations.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Protests-erupt-in-India-after-nuns-arrested-on-human-trafficking-allegations.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Protests-erupt-in-India-after-nuns-arrested-on-human-trafficking-allegations.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Protests-erupt-in-India-after-nuns-arrested-on-human-trafficking-allegations.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":101327,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-anti-trafficking-network-led-by-nuns-assists-1-2-million-worldwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":72994,"position":1},"title":"Catholic anti-trafficking network led by nuns assists 1.2 million worldwide","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Catholic anti-trafficking network, led by nuns, assisted 1.2 million people worldwide in 2025 through its outreach against human exploitation.The annual report for Talitha Kum, the international network of consecrated life against human trafficking, founded by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), was published on July 29. The initiative is led by Catholic nuns, and the report details their efforts to prevent trafficking, protect and care for survivors, and build international partnerships.An accompanying press release from the UISG stated\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51795,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking\/","url_meta":{"origin":72994,"position":2},"title":"Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bernardo Garc\u00eda is executive director of the Casablanca Declaration. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN Noticias\u201d\/Screenshot Lima Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 \/ 09:42 am (CNA). Bernardo Garc\u00eda, executive director of the Casablanca Declaration, a coalition that calls for the universal abolition of surrogacy, said that in reality the practice amounts to \u201cthe exploitation of poor women and the sale of children.\u201d The Casablanca Declaration takes its name from a conference on the subject held in Casablanca, Morocco, in 2023. Garc\u00eda spoke to \u201cEWTN\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38657,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-dicastery-for-institutes-of-consecrated-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":72994,"position":3},"title":"Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mai 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"From the popemobile, Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of people lined up along Via della Conciliazione on the morning of his inaugural Mass, Sunday, May 18, 2025. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 22, 2025 \/ 14:18 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.According to the Vatican Press Office, the 66-year-old consecrated religious previously served as superior general of the Franciscan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9487,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/the-congregation-in-honor-of-st-rose-of-lima-where-all-the-sisters-are-named-rose\/","url_meta":{"origin":72994,"position":4},"title":"The congregation in honor of St. Rose of Lima where all the sisters are named Rose","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] A member of the Dominican Sisters\u2019 Congregation of St. Rose of Lima in northern Italy sells prints at the Santa\u2019s Sanctuary of Lima. \/ Credit: Abel Camasca\/ACI ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 23, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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Newsroom, Jun 7, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). The solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave, which in 2024 is on June 7. 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