Eugenia Bonetti

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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]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Rhodes, p. 15.
  2. 2.Emma Alberici (14 February 2011). "Italian women protest against Berlusconi". ABC Online. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. 3."Missionary Sister Named a "Woman of Courage"". Zenit News Agency. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. 4.Barbara Kralis (4 August 2006). "Catholic Church fights human trafficking & slavery". Renew America. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. 5.Carol Glatz (21 June 2005). "Fight sex work by stemming demand, say speakers at Vatican conference". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. 6.Mark M. Rogers; Tom Bamat; Julie Ideh (2008). Pursuing Just Peace: An Overview and Case Studies for Faith-Based Peacebuilders. Catholic Relief Services. p. 91. ISBN 978-1614920304.
  7. 7.Carol Glatz (22 June 2005). "Trafficked women in Italy retain faith despite exploitation, nun says". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  8. 8."Sister Eugenia Bonetti elected "Woman of Courage" for outstanding efforts to combat trafficking in persons". Agenzia Fides. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  9. 9."Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizens' Prize". Official Journal of the European Union. 183: 15. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. 10."La Presidente: Biografia di Suor Eugenia Bonetti Missionaria della Consolata" (in Italian). Slaves No More. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  11. 11."Sister Eugenia Is Writing the Meditations for Pope's Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday". Zenit. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  12. 12.San Martín, Inés (9 April 2019). "Italian nun, anti-trafficking leader to pen pope's Lenten meditations". Crux. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. 13."BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year?". BBC. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.