Pope, Anglican leader join forces against human trafficking


  • World
  • Monday, 16 Jun 2014

Pope Francis listens to a speech as he leads a meeting in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere during a visit to the Sant'Egidio community in Rome June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis and Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury committed their Churches on Monday to work more closely together to fight "the grave evil" of human trafficking and modern slavery.

Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans, held talks with Francis at the Vatican on how to combat what both Churches have called a crime against humanity.

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