Italian nun and human rights activist
Eugenia Bonetti is a nun who works to rescue girls from being trafficked in Italy [ 1] and help women leave the country's prostitution industry .[ 2]
Life
She is a Consolata Missionary Sister ,[ 3] a Master of Counselling , and a member of the Italian Union of Major Superiors,[ 4] leading the organization's work against human trafficking .[ 5] In this capacity, she is in charge of 250 nuns around the world who work to help young girls and women exit prostitution .[ 6]
She appears in the documentary film Not My Life , in which she speaks about her work in Italy .[ 1] In 2005, she participated in a conference sponsored by the Holy See in order to explore how the Catholic Church can provide better pastoral care for women forced into prostitution .[ 7] She won the International Women of Courage Award in 2007[ 8] and the European Citizens' Prize in 2013.[ 9]
In December 2012 she founded the association Slaves No More (Mai più schiave).[ 10]
Pope Francis chose her to write the texts for the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in 2019.[ 11] [ 12]
Awards
In December 2024, Eugenia Bonetti was included on the BBC 's 100 Women list.[ 13]
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