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Pope calls human trafficking 'a crime against humanity'
Pope Francis has exclusively told ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham that human trafficking is "a crime against humanity".
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Cardinal Nichols: 'Time to stop trade in human life'
Instrumental in organising the human trafficking and slavery conference was Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Like Pope Francis he wants the voices of victims to be heard more clearly.
When the conference was over, ITV News' Julie Etchingham asked the Cardinal to assess the impact of the Pope's message that trafficking was a crime against humanity:
An extraordinary meeting with Pope Francis
To see Pope Francis in the flesh - so famous, so familiar - his pewter cross hanging starkly against his white robes was extraordinary.
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Pope tells human trafficking 'a crime against humanity'
Human trafficking victim: I was absolutely lost
Human trafficking is a booming business in Britain, with 47 people prosecuted for the offence last year alone.
ITV News Correspondent Juliet Bremner speaks to a female victim who was forced to have sex with men by her captors, and the detective who arrested the couple she managed to flee from.
Conference on ending human trafficking held in Vatican
Top police officers, religious leaders and politicians from around the world have gathered in the Vatican to eradicate people trafficking.
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Pope Francis calls conference on human trafficking
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An extraordinary meeting with Pope Francis
To see Pope Francis in the flesh - so famous, so familiar - his pewter cross hanging starkly against his white robes was extraordinary.
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Pope tells human trafficking 'a crime against humanity'
Pope Francis has exclusively spoken to ITV News about human trafficking and had a message for those responsible for the crime.