William Wilberforce’s words ring as true today as they did two centuries ago, with slavery on the rise around the globe. Here two campaigners working in Parliament to end the trade write of their own efforts and of the work being done in the Vatican at the behest of Pope Francis If there is to be a worldwide crusade against the despicable evil of modern slavery and human trafficking, there is only one leader who could bring about such a movement, and only one organisation strong enough to sustain it. Step forward Pope Francis and the Catholic Church. This was the overriding conclusion we were left with after spending a weekend summit at the Vatican exploring these issues. Such a movement cannot come soon enough. Last month, probably the most sophisticated estimate to date of the pe