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St. Josephine Bakhita

On Feb. 8, we celebrate the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was born in Sudan, sold into slavery, and entered a convent after being freed. It is also the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking.

Pope Benedict XVI tells us the story of Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese woman who made the journey from slave to saint.