Sister Eugenia Bonetti M.C. | |
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![]() Eugenia Bonetti (right) and British diplomat Nigel Baker (left) | |
Archdiocese | Naples |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Christianity |
Residence | Naples, Campania, Italy |
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 [1] and help women leave the country's prostitution industry. [2]
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]
In December 2024, Eugenia Bonetti was included on the BBC's 100 Women list. [13]