Fare thee well, our Holy Father Pope Francis! A beacon of divine grace, a tireless advocate for the voiceless, vulnerable, victimized, and impoverished. His life’s work, a testament to unwavering faith and devotion to God and humanity, will forever inspire Christendom and beyond.
I had the profound honour of meeting Pope Francis in 2013 at the Vatican during the Interdenominational Conference he organized on Human Trafficking. At that time, I served as the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.
One memory stands out vividly: an Argentine woman, rescued by Pope Francis himself when he was the Bishop in Argentina, shared how his intervention saved her life from the abyss of trafficking.
