Buenos Aires celebrates the 18th Mass for a society without slaves or excluded

Within the framework of the International Day against Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons, on Tuesday the traditional Mass will be held in Buenos Aires “For a society without slaves or excluded”, an activity initiated in 2008 by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and today recovers his legacy to continue building the culture of the meeting.

“In our first year without Pope Francis we get together for his legacy to continue fighting for all those people who live some form of exploitation. A space to raise their voice, accompany and dream of a more human and fraternal world,” invite Its organizers.

The activities will begin on Tuesday, September 23 at 3:00 p.m. with a fair for inclusion, with the exhibition of projects carried out by social and ecclesial organizations, and at the corner of Brazil and Lima a photographic sample on Pope Francis will be presented.

The Eucharist will take place at 5:00 p.m. at the Constitution station, and will be chaired by the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mons. Jorge García Cuerva.

The call is organized by the Dean Boca-Barracas-Constitution of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires; The priest team for emergency villas, the Oblate sisters of the Blessed Redeemer, the open door organization recreating, the Kawsay Network.

They also invite the Department of Migration of the Archbishopric of Buenos Aires, the Grande Hogar de Cristo family, the La Alameda Foundation, the Movement of Excluded Workers (MTE), the team not to trafficking and the Episcopal Commission of the Pastoral of Migrants and Itinerants (CEMI).

This initiative has been carried out since 2008, and was born in support of slaves of textile workshops and sex slaves in brothels.

Between 2008 and 2012, Cardinal Bergoglio presided over this Mass, promoter of this sample of faith and denunciation of the suffering of so many people.