Eugenia Bonetti Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sister
Eugenia Bonetti
Honorific-Suffix:M.C.
Archdiocese:Naples
Nationality:Italian
Religion:Christianity
Residence:Naples, Campania, Italy
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Occupation:Leader of the Italian Union of Major Superiors' work against human trafficking

Eugenia Bonetti is a nun who works to rescue girls from being trafficked in Italy and help women leave the country's prostitution industry.[1]

Life

She is a Consolata Missionary Sister,[2] a Master of Counselling, and a member of the Italian Union of Major Superiors,[3] leading the organization's work against human trafficking.[4] In this capacity, she is in charge of 250 nuns around the world who work to help young girls and women exit prostitution.[5]

She appears in the documentary film Not My Life, in which she speaks about her work in Italy.[6] 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]

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  1. News: ABC Online. Italian women protest against Berlusconi. 14 February 2011. Emma Alberici. 2 September 2013.
  2. News: Zenit News Agency. 13 March 2007. Missionary Sister Named a "Woman of Courage". 2 September 2013.
  3. News: Renew America. Catholic Church fights human trafficking & slavery. 4 August 2006. Barbara Kralis. 2 September 2013.
  4. News: Catholic News Service. Fight sex work by stemming demand, say speakers at Vatican conference. Carol Glatz. 21 June 2005. 2 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120707145402/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0503646.htm. 7 July 2012. dead.
  5. Book: 91. Pursuing Just Peace: An Overview and Case Studies for Faith-Based Peacebuilders. Mark M. Rogers. Tom Bamat . Julie Ideh . Catholic Relief Services. 2008. 978-1614920304.
  6. Rhodes, p. 15.
  7. News: Catholic News Service. Trafficked women in Italy retain faith despite exploitation, nun says. Carol Glatz. 22 June 2005. 2 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015105923/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0503678.htm. 15 October 2014. dead.
  8. News: Agenzia Fides. Sister Eugenia Bonetti elected "Woman of Courage" for outstanding efforts to combat trafficking in persons. 14 March 2007. 2 September 2013.
  9. Official Journal of the European Union. Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizens' Prize. 15. 28 June 2013. 183. 2 September 2013.
  10. Web site: La Presidente: Biografia di Suor Eugenia Bonetti Missionaria della Consolata. it. 5 April 2019. Slaves No More. 23 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423045758/https://www.slavesnomore.it/pagina.php?id=3&lang=it. dead.
  11. News: Zenit . 5 April 2019 . 5 April 2019 . Sister Eugenia Is Writing the Meditations for Pope's Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday .
  12. News: Crux . Italian nun, anti-trafficking leader to pen pope's Lenten meditations . 9 April 2019 . 9 April 2019 . Inés . San Martín . 8 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408215611/https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/04/08/italian-nun-anti-trafficking-leader-to-pen-popes-lenten-meditations/ . dead .

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