Pope Francis gestures as he leads the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged people of all religions and cultures on Thursday to unite to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, saying in his first Mass of 2015 that everyone had a God-given right to be free.
The service at St. Peter's Basilica marks the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Peace. This year's theme is "No Longer Slaves, but Brothers and Sisters."
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